Chief Minister and chairperson of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Sheila Dikshit, on Wednesday inspected the interceptor sewer project at Kakrola Morh, which is laid along the three major drains including Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara.
The interceptor sewer project is a major initiative being undertaken by DJB to tackle the issue of sewage pollution in the river Yamuna.
After the inspection Dikshit said, ‘I am very happy with the progress.
Major drains and the river are expected to be sewage pollution free within three years which is a major step towards cleaning the Yamuna and this project will also provide sewage facilities to many rural villages, unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters.’
Haroon Yusuf, Minister for Food & Civil Supplies Department, Arvinder Singh Lovely Minister of Education, Debashree Mukherjee, CEO, DJB and other senior officers of DJB were also present. Earlier, DJB began the work of the interceptor sewer project on a priority basis to provide an incremental, immediate visible improvement in water quality of the main drains and thereby improving water quality in the river Yamuna.
At present, treated effluent from the STPs are discharged into the open drains that lead to the Yamuna, and these drains, on their way, collect the untreated waste from large parts of the city.
Officials of DJB said, the objective is to direct the untreated sewage to the existing STPs and allow only treated effluent in drains.
Interceptor sewers would be laid along the drains of Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara over a length of approximately 58 km.
The interceptor sewer project is a major initiative being undertaken by DJB to tackle the issue of sewage pollution in the river Yamuna.
After the inspection Dikshit said, ‘I am very happy with the progress.
Major drains and the river are expected to be sewage pollution free within three years which is a major step towards cleaning the Yamuna and this project will also provide sewage facilities to many rural villages, unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters.’
Haroon Yusuf, Minister for Food & Civil Supplies Department, Arvinder Singh Lovely Minister of Education, Debashree Mukherjee, CEO, DJB and other senior officers of DJB were also present. Earlier, DJB began the work of the interceptor sewer project on a priority basis to provide an incremental, immediate visible improvement in water quality of the main drains and thereby improving water quality in the river Yamuna.
At present, treated effluent from the STPs are discharged into the open drains that lead to the Yamuna, and these drains, on their way, collect the untreated waste from large parts of the city.
Officials of DJB said, the objective is to direct the untreated sewage to the existing STPs and allow only treated effluent in drains.
Interceptor sewers would be laid along the drains of Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara over a length of approximately 58 km.