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Decision on waiver of late payment surcharge for commercial connections yet to be taken, the minister informed
The NGT had imposed a fine of Rs 25.22 crore each on the MCD and DJB over their alleged failure to prevent sewage discharge into stormwater drains which eventually contaminates Yamuna river.
They have also released Rs 820 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) received Rs 146 crore under the free drinking water scheme
The affected areas include Varun Niketan, Raja Garden, Ramesh Nagar, Khyala, Rani Bagh, Moti Nagar, Shanta Puri Tagore Garden, Tilak Nagar, Rajouri Garden, Hari Nagar and adjoining areas.
An FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which accuses Arora of awarding a DJB contract to NKG Infrastructure Limited
Enforcement Directorate summons Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in second money laundering case related to Delhi Jal Board irregularities.
North Delhi RWA president Ashok Bhasin claimed that the frequency of shortage in water supply went up in the last 15 days and that the supply comes for barely 30 minutes a day.
The high court's direction came while closing the proceedings of a plea seeking direction to CAG to audit the accounts of DJB whose financial audit has allegedly not been carried out for the last several years.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will during the revenue week' set up camps where they will give demonstrations on how to do self-billing, read a meter and use the facility of temporary disconnection besides other facilities.
The DJB supplies 995 million gallons of water a day for the consumption and daily needs of around two crore residents of Delhi, against the demand of around 1,300 MGD.
The state must be pushed for improved infrastructure spending and good civic amenities, and the central government should not let the AAP government play with the future of Delhi for petty political gains
According to the Anti-corruption Branch (ACB), the vigilance department of the DJB got to know about the embezzlement in 2019 and complained to it.
According to the sources, the matter had first come to light in 2019 with the allegation that Rs 20 crore collected in water bills from consumers was not deposited in the bank account of DJB.
In Delhi-NCR alone, Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) produce up to 800 MT of sludge per day. The disposal of the sludge is a major challenge as it contributes towards environmental pollution.
Water supply will be affected in areas including LIG DDA flats in Kalkaji, Panchsheel Enclave, Mayur Vihar Phase II, Akbar Road, Sarojini Nagar, Ashoka Hotel, Shanti Path, Safdarjung, Race Course, Sujan Singh Park, and Parliament Library premises.
The minister directed officials to complete the project within six months so that wastewater can be diverted to sewage treatment plants for treatment and only clean water flows into the river.
The Delhi Jal Board in a statement on Saturday said that due to ammonia pollution increase in the Yamuna river, pumping from Sonia Vihar, Bhagirathi, Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants have been affected.
Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain said on October 26 at the 158th board meeting of the Delhi Jal Board that the Delhi government is committed to laying sewer lines in all housing colonies within three years.
Drinking water supply has been hit in parts of Central Delhi, North Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi due to decreasing water levels in the river, the DJB said.
The Centre and the city government have been trading allegations since Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan released a Bureau of India Standards report on November 16 that said water samples collected from 11 places in the city failed quality tests on 19 parameters.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel formed a committee to examine the issue and submit a report within a month.
The new STP will be set up under the Yamuna Action Plan - III scheme. The plant will treat the waste water that goes into the Yamuna directly. It's a major step towards cleaning the river, Mohaniya said.
The CPCB has also sought an action plan and a compliance report from the Delhi Jal Board in the matter by May 20.
The Phase-I of the clean Yamuna project aims to lower the pollution levels in the Najafgarh and Delhi Gate drains, while Phase-II deals with Shahdara, Barapullah and other drains
A bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by justice Jawad Rahim, on April 18, 2017, issued notices to the Delhi government, the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Delhi Jal R
