New Delhi: Delhi government’s effort to turn the capital into a city of lakes has been mired in delays. In a report submitted by the monitoring committee appointed by National Green Tribunal, Delhi Jal Board stated that 155 waterbodies were being revived as batches in different phases. The panel also reported that the irrigation and flood control department has simultaneously decided that it would only rejuvenate 10 of the 95 water bodies it was supposed to restore, leaving the rest to DJB. The report also reviewed the progress and reasons for delay of lake and waterbody revival projects being undertaken by agencies like Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi Municipal Council and Archaeological Survey of India.
The 155 waterbodies to be revived by DJB have been divided into 14 groups, with the batch in the first phase expected to see completion by June. Another 42 ponds and lakes are to be rejuvenated by January 2022, while the deadline for the rest is December 2022. The frequently cited reasons for the delays include budgetary constraints due to the pandemic, Covid lockdown, model code of conduct for assembly elections and, in the cases of Tikri Kalan, Chhawla, Hiran kudna and Malikpur village, resistance of local resistance that has forced the district magistrates to resolve the matter.
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