After containing the coronavirus outbreak, the Delhi Government will now aim to clean the Yamuna River in three years by working day and night, said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on the completion of one year of the Delhi Government.
Jain said that the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has given clear instructions to complete the clean Yamuna project as soon as possible and we are working day and night for this.
“The CM asked us to complete this clean Yamuna project within five years, out of which one year has already been exhausted. But now we will clean it up before five years i.e. three years from now. Many people who have been running the government for a long time think that it is impossible but we will make it happen. After a year we will show you the status of the clean Yamuna project. We will clean the River and set an example to the world," he said.
The minister also said that 13,66,000 people got zero water bills during the last year and 73 per cent of people got zero electricity bills during Coronavirus.
“We are pushing for Delhi's Electric-Vehicle policy to minimize the vehicular pollution in Delhi. We are also setting up 100 charging stations where 500 charging points will be made. These charging points will facilitate a person to charge its vehicle in case it gets discharged. Delhi's pollution has gone down extensively except November and December from the time our government has formed," he said.
Talking about the Delhi Government's policy for its remaining term of four years, Jain said, "Everyone is appreciating the Delhi Government for its policies. Nobody believed us when we promised to provide 24x7 electricity but today, the Delhi government is providing 24×7 electricity to the people of Delhi.
"The world has never seen such a disaster like Coronavirus after the 1918 Spanish Flu. After almost 102 years such a disaster has taken place, which we know as Coronavirus pandemic. The Delhi Government has firmly fought the war with Corona. People of Delhi are happy that they have chosen the Delhi Government for the second term. We have provided 37 people with aid of ?1 Cr, which includes nine corona warriors, 19 Delhi police personnel, three army and BSF personnel,” he added.
“The government also provided Pulse Oximeters to everybody so that they can monitor their oxygen levels from time to time and shift to the hospital in case their oxygen level drops. We had almost 7,000 vacant beds at the time when Delhi reported 8,600 patients in one day while the roads in New York were flooded with patients when the cases were at 5,600 cases per day," he said.
Talking about the development and progress during Covid pandemic, he said "Almost a year is about to end and people who were getting free electricity are getting it free and those who were getting at the half rates continued to get on half rates. We have provided pension benefits to all. We have also given the aid of ?5000 per person to 156000 auto and driver taxi drivers in Delhi. 44,000 construction workers were given ? 10000 per person. Delhi Government has fought at all fronts to provide better services to the people," he said.