LG Saxena slams Delhi Jal Board for unhygienic conditions

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday slammed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for not addressing any of the substantive concerns raised by him after his visit to the Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and its feeder pondage area, according to an official release. According to the release, Delhi LG V.K. Saxena had written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after his visit to the Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) and its feeder pondage area on 9 March, flagging the pathetic and unhygienic conditions at the site.
In its report dated 6 April, the DJB has neither addressed the issue of the quality of water being supplied from the Wazirabad and Chandrawal WTPs nor submitted any immediate plan for the desilting of the pondage area supplying raw water to these WTPs. It has also not detailed any action that it intends to take against the erring officials, stated the release.