Leaders of the BJP-ruled municipal corporations have written to LG Najeeb Jung demanding Rs 25 lakh for each councillor for carrying out works related to sewer lines and drainage. The letter came a day after the high court order against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Rajesh Bhatia, deputy standing committee chairman of north civic body, slammed Kejriwal for not fulfilling the promises that he made while contesting the elections.
Bhatia claims that across the Capital, residents are suffering because of choked lines, sewer water is overflowing on roads and people might fall ill due to unhygienic conditions.
“There are several areas which fall under regularised colonies where the issue of sewer lines is still there. Either the lines are choked or not present at all. Local councillors cannot take any action as it does not fall under our jurisdiction and as a result, residents are suffering.
Areas like Rajinder Nagar, which is a B-category colony, are also facing such issues. I cannot think about people living in unauthorised colonies,” said Bhatia.
Bhatia further said that most of the councillors in their wards are carrying out repair work of roads and drains, and sewers can also be repaired.
“If the LG gives us permission, we can simultaneously carry out the work on sewers along with roads and drains. The local MLAs are not paying heed to the issue. Most of the residents still have no clue that sewer-related work falls under the jurisdiction of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and the corporation
has nothing to do with it, but they approach us and we have no other option but to explain them about the jurisdiction issue,” said Bhatia.
“There are councillors of unauthorised colonies who cannot use their fund to carry out any work in their respective wards but the Corporation has allowed us this year to use our councillor fund to repair drains and roads of unauthorised colonies,” said Gulab Singh Rathore, councillor of Mukandpur ward.