To fulfil its vision of cleaning the river Yamuna, Water Minister and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chairman Satyendar Jain laid the foundation stone of an enormous 505-kilometre sewer network in 84 colonies and 27 villages of Najafgarh and Matiala constituency on Sunday.
Jain, along with Cabinet Minister and MLA Kailash Gahlot inaugurated the work of laying a massive network of 346 kilometres of sewer lines in Najafgarh. These sewer lines will be laid in Mitraon, Kair, Jafarpur, Kazipur, Khera Dabar, Sarangpur and various parts of the Dichaon Group of Colonies.
In continuation to strengthen the existing sewerage system, the work involved laying sewer lines in approximately 76 colonies and 26 villages in Najafgarh. On completion of this project, it will benefit approximately eight lakh people residing in and outside of the area.
Jain said that this will be a huge contributor towards cleaning the river Yamuna. “The installation of sewers will benefit tens of thousands of residents in the area. Currently, due to the non-availability of the sewerage system, generated sewerage from this area is being discharged into the local pond, septic tank, storm water and drains, etc. The drain discharge then indirectly goes into the River Yamuna through the Najafgarh Drain, causing an increase in the pollution levels of the river,” he said.
“To reduce this water-polluting content, sewer lines will be laid to collect the sewage and treat it at the nearby sewage treatment plant. Connecting every household with a sewer connection will lead us towards better collection, treatment, and management of sewage and not a single drop of untreated sewage will fall into the Yamuna,” he said.
Speaking on this occasion, Gahlot said, "This is a historic moment for all the Najafgarh residents. Delhi’s villages were long ignored for over 70 years by the previous governments but under the leadership of CM Arvind Kejriwal, villages and colonies in outer Delhi are writing new stories of development every day. These lines will cater to the population around the area and will also be a stepping stone in cleaning the Yamuna River. This work will be completed in 15 months,” he said.
Similarly, the foundation stone of a 159-kilometre long sewer line in Kanganheri, Goyla Vihar, Khera Dabar, and Sarangpur Group of Colonies was also laid in the Matiala Constituency by the Water Minister. This intervention will benefit approximately 15 lakh people residing in eight colonies and 11 villages in Matiala.
Jain said, "The intervention of laying down sewer lines will act as a turning point in the history of the development of villages in Matiala. Strengthening the basic infrastructure and provision of quality facilities is fundamental to the development of any area."
The introduction of these sewer lines the Najafgarh and Matiala constituencies will benefit along with numerous villages such as Kangenheri, Badu Sarai, RaghoPur, Nanakheri, Mitraon, Surakhpur, Jharoda Kalan, Mundhela Khurd, Mundhela kalan, Kair, Srangpur, Dhansa, Malik pur, Dariyapur, Jhuljhuli, Ghumanhera, Khera Dabar, Surhera, Kazipur, Issapur, Bakargarh, Jafarpur, Samaspur, Ujwa, Galibpur, Raota, Daurala, etc.
With the initiative, the Delhi Government aims to strengthen the existing wastewater management infrastructure and to abate pollution from River Yamuna.