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DJB Cites DUSIB Delays in Sewer Work
1 Sep
Summary
- DJB needs DUSIB data for sewer connectivity in eight Delhi JJ clusters.
- Work is stalled due to DUSIB's failure to provide discharge point information.
- DJB requests NGT to direct DUSIB for a time-bound action plan.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) of significant delays in essential sewer connectivity work for eight informal settlements in Delhi. These critical upgrades are pending due to a lack of necessary information from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB).
The DJB highlighted that while feasible solutions have been identified for areas like Sewa Camp and Shiva Camp in Vasant Vihar, and several colonies in R.K. Puram, the work cannot commence. DUSIB has failed to provide the technically essential single discharge points required by the DJB.
DJB explained that it requires sewage to be collected and delivered to a single, feasible point by DUSIB. Directly connecting multiple, unregulated sewage outlets to the existing network is technically impossible without proper collection infrastructure within the clusters. DJB has previously requested this information from DUSIB on June 6 and July 2.
Furthermore, some of these areas require decentralized sewage treatment plants (DSTPs). DJB is prepared to install these facilities but requires DUSIB to provide the sites, along with all necessary permissions and clearances. Consequently, the DJB has urged the NGT to mandate DUSIB to present a detailed, cluster-wise, and time-bound action plan for these pending works.
