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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rs 4,439cr spent on Yamuna in 18 yrs -Dhananjay Mahapatra

Rs 4,439cr spent on Yamuna in 18 yrs -Dhananjay Mahapatra

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published Published on Oct 30, 2012   modified Modified on Oct 30, 2012
-The Times of India

Rs 4,439 crore has literally gone down the drain called the Yamuna. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have told the Supreme Court that they have spent Rs 4,124 crore on making the river's water potable, but the Central Pollution Control Board's latest report shows that Yamuna's water still resembles that of a drain. 

The New Delhi Municipal Committee and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have spent an additional Rs 315 crore on cleaning the Yamuna. Anguished by the unfruitful attempts by the governments of Delhi, UP and Haryana in reducing pollution in Yamuna, the Supreme Court, which has been monitoring the 'cleaning up' of the river for the past 18 years, had on October 11 directed the three governments to specify the exact amount spent on the river. 

The UP government said, "So far, the state has implemented 28 projects costing about Rs 2052.40 crore since year 1994 in various cities and localities along the river Yamuna (between Hathnikund in Haryana and Agra), so that the pollution caused by release of various kinds of effluents in river Yamuna may be prevented." 

In another affidavit, Delhi Jal Board said, "The total expenditure incurred by DJB towards controlling and preventing the pollution of river Yamuna is approximately Rs 2,072 crore so far." NDMC said it had spent Rs 140 crore while MCD pegged its expenses at Rs 175 crore towards cleaning the Yamuna. 

Together, the two states and the two civic bodies spent Rs 4,439 crore in the last 18 years to implement the apex court's directions to make the river water potable. Amicus curiae and senior advocate Ranjit Kumar had told the court that the three states had done little to implement the court orders and the river continued to be as dirty as it was. On October 11, the court tried to sensitize top bureaucrats in the three states about the urgency of a joint effort to save the Yamuna and said test results of river water conducted by CPCB showed that the water hardly had any dissolved oxygen which was vital for survival of marine life. 

CPCB counsel Vijay Panjwani had said, "Cumulative assessment of all parameters of water quality indicates that river Yamuna is not conforming to the desired levels from Hathnikund to Agra downstream due to higher concentration of one or the other pollutants despite excessive monsoon flow in the river." 

The bench had asked the Union urban development secretary and chief secretaries of the three states to file personal affidavits detailing the amounts spent so far under Phase I & II of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) and explain why the river water was dirtier than before. 

It had also asked the counsel for the states to suggest names of eminent persons and experts for constitution of a high level committee to formulate a comprehensive plan to control pollution and improve the water quality of the river. Though CPCB gave an adverse report, the UP government said, "There are numerous drains falling into river Yamuna between Hathnikund to the monitoring station at Taj Mahal (Agra) in Uttar Pradesh. Most of the drains carrying domestic, industrial or any other waste into the river Yamuna have been trapped and the said effluent and sewage is being treated/proposed to be treated at the 33 sewage treatment plants (STPs) and one common effluent treatment plant." But only 20 STPs were functional as of now, it added. 

The Times of India, 30 October, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Rs-4439cr-spent-on-Yamuna-in-18-yrs/articleshow/17013719.cms


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