Drains will be cleaned in one month...: Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma

ANI April 12, 2025 104 views

Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma has launched an aggressive drain cleaning campaign targeting complete desilting within one month. The initiative comes after BJP's historic election victory and aims to address long-standing water logging issues in the national capital. By involving the Flood and Irrigation Department and the Territorial Army, the government is taking a comprehensive approach to urban infrastructure maintenance. The project is part of a broader mission to clean the Yamuna River and improve Delhi's environmental conditions.

"We will get the entire Delhi cleaned up, no matter who the MLA is there" - Parvesh Verma
New Delhi, April 12: Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday attacked the previous Aam Aadmi Party government and said that the authorities have assured that the drains will be cleaned in one month.

Key Points

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BJP targets comprehensive drain cleaning before monsoon season

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Desilting assigned to Flood and Irrigation Department

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Yamuna River cleanup prioritized as key government mission

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Territorial Army to protect river from encroachment

"We are trying to ensure that all the drains are cleaned and desilted before monsoon... We came here in Sri Niwaspuri today to solve the problem of water logging beforehand... The previous Delhi CM did not do any work here... We will get the entire Delhi cleaned up, no matter who the MLA is there... The authorities have assured that the drains will be cleaned in one month," Verma told reporters.

Earlier, on April 10, the Delhi Chief Minister, along with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Minister Parvesh Verma, inspected the supplementary drain in the national capital.

The Delhi government has assigned the Flood and Irrigation Department a special responsibility to ensure the timely desilting of drains.

Notably, after the BJP won with a historic mandate of 48 of 70 Delhi Assembly seats, the cleaning process for the Yamuna River was taken up, and trash skimmers, weed harvesters, and dredge utility vehicles were deployed to the river on February 16.

Pollution in the Yamuna was a key issue during the Delhi Assembly elections, with political parties targeting each other over pollution, encroachments, and flood management. BJP attacked AAP and accused it of failing to deliver on promises of cleaning the Yamuna.

In addition, the BJP's manifesto mentions cleaning the Yamuna as one of the top priorities.

Since the BJP formed a government in Delhi, the government has requested the Territorial Army to safeguard the river from dumping, mining, encroachment, and theft.

This decision aims to preserve the river in its natural form and achieve the government's target of cleaning the Yamuna within three years.

The Territorial Army's Ecological Task Force is capable of protecting the Yamuna River, and their deployment is anticipated in the coming months.

This move is crucial, given the severe pollution of the Yamuna River, which is attributed to untreated sewage discharge, industrial effluents, garbage dumping, illegal sand mining, water theft, and encroachment.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Finally some action on the drainage issue! Every monsoon we face the same waterlogging problems. Hope they stick to their one-month deadline. 🤞
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Priya M.
I appreciate the focus on Yamuna cleaning too. The river has been neglected for too long. But I hope this isn't just political point scoring - we need real, lasting solutions.
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Sanjay T.
Why does every new government blame the previous one? Just get the work done! We citizens don't care about political fights, we just want clean drains and rivers.
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Anjali R.
The Territorial Army involvement is interesting. Maybe their discipline can help where civilian efforts have failed. Fingers crossed for a cleaner Delhi! 🌱
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Vikram J.
I'll believe it when I see it. Every election cycle we hear these promises. The real test will be whether the drains actually work when the monsoon hits.
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Neha P.
Good initiative, but cleaning is only half the battle. We need better waste management systems to prevent people from dumping garbage in drains in the first place.

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