The Delhi Assembly on Thursday approved an additional outlay of `1,028 crore for the cleaning of the Yamuna River.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia placed the Supplementary Demand for Grants before the Assembly; saying, “We will not let roadblocks hamper Delhi’s development.”
To ensure a clean Yamuna, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is taking the progress report of each and every drainage and sewage treatment plant (STP) regularly and assessing it, Sisodia said.
Sisodia said Delhi Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) made every possible effort to stop the work of cleaning of the Yamuna by putting pressure on the officers and despite the approval of the budget from the House the funds to the Delhi Jal Board were stopped.
The Delhi Assembly also approved an additional grant of `100 crore for road works under the Mukhyamantri Sadak Yojana.
In addition, the PWD got an additional grant of `800 crore for road maintenance, construction of additional classrooms and re-modeling of hospitals besides `50 crore for the Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana and `75 crore for SC-ST Welfare.
While presenting the proposal in the House, Sisodia said, “The L-G made every possible effort to stop the work of cleaning the Yamuna by putting pressure on the officers. Despite the budget being approved by the House, the works of the Delhi Jal Board were stopped. They tried to stop the projects earlier. When the projects did not stop, they stopped the funds, but the work of cleaning Yamuna is still on. The Delhi Government will never let the work of cleaning the Yamuna stop.”
The Government has not only got money released to the Delhi Jal Board but has also released an additional budget of `1,028 crore for cleaning the Yamuna. So that the work of cleaning the Yamuna can be expedited, he said.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that Yamuna will be cleaned before the next elections at any cost.