Delhi Minister and AAP chief Atishi. (Picture: PTI)
The AAP chief claimed their actions have ”led to DJB being starved of funds” within the 2023-24 monetary yr and due to this fact ”unable to execute important works like set up of borewells”
Delhi minister Atishi has written to Lt Governor V Okay Saxena asking him to droop the CEO of Delhi Jal Board after a girl was killed following a quarrel along with her neighbour over taking water from a typical faucet in Farsh Bazar space in north-east Delhi right here.
Within the notice, Atishi, who additionally holds the water portfolio, urged Saxena to ”institute an unbiased enquiry into the acts of omission and fee of Chief Secretary, in addition to officers of Finance Division, City Growth Division and DJB”.
She claimed their actions have ”led to DJB being starved of funds” within the 2023-24 monetary yr and due to this fact ”unable to execute important works like set up of borewells”.
“For greater than a yr … chief minister had given clear instructions and a highway map for enhancing water provide in Delhi.
“For the final six months, the undersigned gave repeated instructions (enclosed) to the CEO of Delhi Jal Board and the Chief Secretary to make sure augmentation of water provide, in order that there isn’t any scarcity of water when the onset of summer time occurs.
“Nevertheless, regardless of repeated instructions, no motion has been taken to stop this water disaster in Delhi,” she alleged.
The Delhi Police on Sunday apprehended a 15-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing her 34-year-old neighbour to dying following a dispute over filling water from the frequent faucet, officers mentioned.
“In gentle of this surprising incident of the dying of a girl in Farsh Bazar following violence because of water scarcity, Hon’ble LG is requested to instantly droop the CEO of Delhi Jal Board inside 24 hours as this legal negligence has taken place underneath his watch.
“Provoke a disciplinary motion towards all officers each in DJB and different departments of GNCTD chargeable for non-augmentation of water provide for summers of 2024,” Atishi mentioned.
The actions and inactions of officers of the Delhi authorities have led to the lack of life in Delhi, she alleged.
“Being incharge of Companies and Vigilance, swift and powerful motion should be taken by the Hon’ble LG to provide a message to all officers that such negligence is not going to be tolerated. The individuals of Delhi will likely be wanting in direction of the Hon’ble LG for speedy motion,” she mentioned.
In the previous few weeks, many reminders got to the CEO of DJB and the chief secretary to make sure that the water provide is augmented by way of tube wells and water tankers, she claimed.
On April 3, instructions had been additionally issued to the chief secretary to submit an action-taken report on the steps being taken by the DJB.
“Nevertheless, on 04.04.2024, the CEO of DJB had the audacity to ship me a notice… stating that I might not be given any info concerning the water provide state of affairs in Delhi as a result of the Mannequin Code of Conduct is in pressure.
“It’s a consequence of this callous inaction of the officers of Delhi Jal Board that at the moment a girl has misplaced her life in violence because of water scarcity. This inaction is tantamount to legal negligence and can’t be ignored; speedy and exemplary motion should be taken towards highest degree of officers of DJB,” Atishi mentioned.
She additionally alleged ”inaction” by officers of the Delhi Jal Board and claimed that “there was a concerted conspiracy to cease the funds of Delhi Jal Board within the FY 2023-24”.
”So the disaster that’s being confronted by individuals of Delhi has been artificially created by senior officers of GNCTD,” Atishi alleged.
There was no speedy response from the LG’s workplace, the chief secretary or the DJB CEO.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
