Delhi Govt announces 100% waiver on water bills till December 31
New Delhi, October 10: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday a complete waiver of water bills in the national capital till December 31, 2022.
The CM went on to say that the people would be relieved of their outstanding water bills.
Taking to Twitter, the Delhi CM said, "The government has taken a big decision to provide relief to the people of Delhi from the outstanding water bills. Late fees (late payment surcharge) on outstanding water bills will be 100% waived till December 31, 2022. You can pay your old outstanding bills without worrying about late fees".
CM Arvind Kejriwal has also approved a project that would make the Yamuna pollution-free under which sewers in Keshopur and Najafgarh will be cleaned daily and dumped in the Najafgarh drain.
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"A very important project has been approved today to make Yamuna pollution free. Under this, 85 MGD sewers falling in Keshopur and Najafgarh will be cleaned daily and dumped in the Najafgarh drain. This will reduce the pollution of Yamuna water by 30%. This step will prove to be very helpful in cleaning the Yamuna", Kejriwal said on Twitter.
In a series of tweets, he stated that sewage pumping stations will be built on Badli, Nigam Bodh and Mori Gate drain to make Yamuna pollution free.
"To clean the water of Yamuna, three more important projects have been approved today - a total of 55 MGD sewage pumping stations will be built on Badli, Nigam Bodh and Mori Gate drains. With this, the dirty water of these drains will not go into the Yamuna", Kejriwal added.
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