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Delhi to Replicate Sabarmati Model for Yamuna Riverfront Cleanup

Delhi to Replicate Sabarmati Model for Yamuna Riverfront Cleanup
FIRs to Be Filed Over Yamuna Cleanup Irregularities, Says Parvesh Verma · NDTV

A leader from Delhi named Parvesh Verma went to a city called Ahmedabad to see a beautiful riverfront there.

The river in Ahmedabad, called the Sabarmati, used to be dirty, but people cleaned it up and made it nice.

Now Delhi wants to do the same thing for its river, the Yamuna.

The government says some people who were in charge of cleaning the Yamuna before did not do a good job with the money.

They will file police reports against those people.

They also want to build a big special place for Chhath Puja prayers near the river.

They will build new sewage treatment plants so dirty water doesn't go into the river.

They will also help people who wash clothes by giving them modern places to work.

The leader says the Prime Minister supports this plan.

The goal is to make the Yamuna riverfront clean and beautiful like the Sabarmati.

Key facts

Key figure
Parvesh Verma, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister
Model to replicate
Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad
Chhath Ghat fund
60 crore for Kalindi Kunj (Kalka Ji Kunj area)
Chhath Ghat timeline
Within one year
Sewage treatment gap
To be bridged within two years
Sewer connections
Millions of households within 18 months
Legal action
FIRs to be filed after CAG report on Delhi Jal Board expenditures
Chhath devotees last year
Nearly ten lakh

Quotes

Parvesh Verma

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister

“We already have one CAG report and are awaiting another report regarding the Delhi Jal Board's expenditures. The Comptroller and Auditor General raised severe questions about hundreds of crores spent on sewage treatment plants that either never operated or ran far below capacity. We have sent the CAG findings to the committee, and as soon as the report is submitted, we will start filing FIRs against those responsible.”
NDTV

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