Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday blamed the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for persistent flooding in Kirari, north-west Delhi, accusing it of neglecting sewer line installation for a decade.
The Minister said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government would lay the much-needed sewer lines, complete the work by June, and make Kirari free of waterlogging within a year.
The waterlogging crisis in Kirari has sparked political debate. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had posted a video online of residents of Kirari’s Sharma Enclave wading through knee-deep sewage.
During a press conference, Mr. Singh presented videos he claimed were filmed during the AAP’s tenure, highlighting the persistent waterlogging that plagued the area.
The Minister said that in the Kirari Assembly constituency, which has a population of 10 lakh, sewer lines were not laid until 2020. He added that after the Lieutenant-Governor stepped in, the Delhi Jal Board started laying sewer lines in 114 unauthorised colonies in the area.
