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MCD fast-tracks repairs
Asking the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to speed up repair work of damaged pipelines leading to contamination of water in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said on Wednesday that it would give all road-cutting permissions to the DJB within three days.
Asking the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to speed up repair work of damaged pipelines leading to contamination of water in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said on Wednesday that it would give all road-cutting permissions to the DJB within three days.
"We will take up their applications on a priority basis and clear them within three days if they come to us. We want them to start repairing the faulty pipelines soon. But rather than seeking permission, they start the work illegally," said Yogender Chandolia, chairman of MCD's standing committee.
At present, it takes more than three to six months for the DJB to obtain such permissions.
Hindustan Times had on August 1 reported that 67 major water pipelines passing through bigger sewerage lines had developed micro cracks.
The MCD had alleged that despite repeated requests, the DJB had repaired only six of the affected pipelines.
It further said that with a total of 642 water pipelines crossing through drains, many more face the risk of contamination.
The civic agency has also demanded that a survey of Delhi's entire water pipeline network be carried out.
"We want a thorough survey of all 14,000-km of water pipelines as many more might be damaged. The DJB should repair them in a phased manner," said VK Monga, chairman of the MCD's public health committee.
Monga said the MCD had informed DJB officials about pipelines where immediate repair work needed to be done but nothing concrete had been done so far.
"Like us, the DJB should make public the lab reports of the tested water samples," Monga added.
Most city hospitals have been treating 10 to 15 people with symptoms of water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea and vomiting every day and the city has reported more than 225 cases of cholera so far this year.
Contamination of water is the primary reason for developing water-borne infections.
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