New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena will launch an intensive cleaning operation on the Yamuna floodplains on Thursday.The L-G, on this occasion, would, for the first time, draft the Territorial Army in the Yamuna cleaning operations. The 94-member company of the Territorial Army will be ensuring ground level enforcement and monitoring of all untrapped drains and sub-drains that pollute the Yamuna.The second meeting of the 'High Level Committee' on Rejuvenation of the River Yamuna was held on Tuesday wherein the L-G reviewed the progress of the work and the Action Taken Report with regards to trapping of drains, de-silting of sewers, status of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), redevelopment of Yamuna floodplains and penal action against water polluting industries for violation, among others.The L-G was informed that after the first HLC meeting, 13 sub-drains of Najafgarh Drain have been completely trapped and 3.03 km of trunk/peripheral sewer lines have been completely de-silted.Further, inspections were conducted at 88 water polluting units after the first HLC meeting and water and power connections to 12 polluting units were disconnected and a penalty of Rs 53 lakh was imposed.Regarding the progress of the tasks related to trapping of drains, de-silting of sewer lines, creating sewer networks in unauthorised residential colonies and drainage systems in jhuggi-jhopdi clusters, the L-G was informed that all major/sub drains would be trapped in the next six months i.e. by September 2023.L-G Saxena told the concerned agencies to strictly adhere to the committed timelines and warned against any laxity in executing these projects. The L-G also asked all agencies to make concerted efforts so as to bring about a drastic change in the water quality of Yamuna in the next six months.
--IANS avr/pgh
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