DJB takes up new project to clean drains

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 27

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has initiated one of the most ambitious projects proposing a paradigm shift in approach by using sustainable bio-remediation technologies to clean drains and water bodies.

The project is being undertaken by the DJB with the Department of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) as an important delivery partner.

According to a DJB spokesperson, in phase I, it is focusing on Najafgarh Drain Basin, the largest of three watersheds in Delhi with over 140 drains, followed by Barapulla and Shahdara.

Presently, Najafgarh drain contributes to 60 per cent of Yamuna’s population.

As part of this larger vision to rejuvenate water bodies and over 200 drains in the national capital, the DJB has also entered into a five-year research collaboration with the University of Virginia which has urban expertise in the field.

They are jointly hosting an exhibition and symposium on ‘The River Yamuna Project’ on march 29 at Marchat Indian Habitat Centre.