Govt fails to trace 107 ‘lost’ water bodies
23 Aug 2014 5:02 AM IST
A Delhi court had issued a direction to government in 2007 to trace the lost water bodies and revive them at any cost. Even with the help of latest technologies available with the geographic information system department, the government has failed to trace them. ‘It seemed that these water bodies have been lost forever,’ said a senior government officer.
There were total of 1,012 water bodies in Delhi. With 107 bodies untraceable, the government is now focusing on the available 905 water bodies in the capital. The officials are also trying to map exact location of traced water bodies with the help of Google Earth.
Though officials are able to see most of the traced water bodies on Google Earth, they failed to get the exact location during physical assessment of these water bodies. So far, the department have been able to physically assess around 100 water bodies. They have set a target to verify 100 water bodies every week. Interestingly, physical assessments of these water bodies are is being done for the first time. ‘Hopefully, we will complete the process in next one-and-half-month and will submit final report on this,’ said SD Singh, director of Delhi Parks and Gardens Society.
Out of traced water bodies, 176 have been encroached and on many of them unauthorised colonies and slum clusters have come up. The government is also working on revival of dried water bodies.
There were total of 1,012 water bodies in Delhi. With 107 bodies untraceable, the government is now focusing on the available 905 water bodies in the capital. The officials are also trying to map exact location of traced water bodies with the help of Google Earth.
Though officials are able to see most of the traced water bodies on Google Earth, they failed to get the exact location during physical assessment of these water bodies. So far, the department have been able to physically assess around 100 water bodies. They have set a target to verify 100 water bodies every week. Interestingly, physical assessments of these water bodies are is being done for the first time. ‘Hopefully, we will complete the process in next one-and-half-month and will submit final report on this,’ said SD Singh, director of Delhi Parks and Gardens Society.
Out of traced water bodies, 176 have been encroached and on many of them unauthorised colonies and slum clusters have come up. The government is also working on revival of dried water bodies.
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