Gadkari chairs meet to
augment Yamuna flow on Delhi stretch
Union Minister for
Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Monday asked
Delhi Government officials to explore the possibility of
constructing navigational barrages on Delhi stretch of Yamuna to
augment the flow of the river. The measure was suggested by the
Central Water Commission in one of its previous reports which
also entails augmenting the water capacity by recharging the at
least four to five big lakes which are close and channelise
their flow into the river. Gadkari was chairing a meeting for
rejuvenation of Yamuna River and to make its stretch in Delhi
navigable.
As
treatment plants run below capacity, raw sewage flows into
river Yamuna
The major source
of the Capital’s water is also the destination for a large
amount of its raw sewage, as treatment plants are being
underutilised and sewage is flowing into the Yamuna. As per the
Delhi Jal Board, which is responsible for managing the city’s
sewage, 680 million gallons per day (MGD) of sewage is produced,
while its treatment capacity is 594.72 MGD. As if the 86 MGD
shortfall wasn’t bad enough, the water utility is unable to
fully use its existing capacity. On June 6, for which latest
data is available, the DJB treated 343.28 MGD at its sewage
treatment plants. That means 42.28 per cent of the installed
treatment capacity is not being used.
Source: The Hindu,
New Delhi, June 19, 2014
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