NGT Rejects Djb’s Proposal to Divert Sewage to DSSTPS, Seeks Permanent Fix

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rejected a proposal by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to Connect 43 Stormwater Drains Carrying Sewage Sewage Sewage Into The Barapullah Drain to Decentralized Sewege Treatment Plants (DSTPS) The move a “temporary solution” that fails to address the source of pollution.

The Order, Passed on August 20 by a Bench Headed by Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Directed The DJB, Delhi Government and other agencies to devise a permanent plan to prevent sending to prevent sending storming storming storming storing. “Sewage cannot be allowed to flow in these stormwater drains. Tapping and diverting the drains to the DSTP can be a temporary measure, but such a measure will result in over-fitting the rains, the rains, the rains of the story drains to carry rainwater will reduce… during the rains, these DSSTPS will also also get flooded, and again the untrated sewage will flow to the Natural Source of Water, ”

The Directions Came While Hearing Multiple Petitions, Including One Filed by the Nizamuddin West Rwa, seeking urgent measures to stop sewing inflow. Petitioners argued that non-designing of drawings have alredy caused waterlogging in large parts of south delhi during the monsoon.

During the hearing, djb suggested routing sewage to dstps. The Tribunal, however, warned that such stopgap measures would aggravate flooding and asked djb to disclose details of the 43 drins, including their length and width as per rev way records, Time-bond action plan specifying the responsible authority and source of funding for cleaning them.

Officials Told The Tribunal that sewage-trapping work is being carried out in colonies in colonies Targeted by December 2027. Drains.

In a related plea, residents flagged health risks from desilting of the definition colony, alleging extra to hydrogen sulphide, methane and other gases. “The Respondents are directed to examine the issues raised and respond to them within four weeks,” The Bench Said. The matter will be heard against on October 14.