Despite directions from the High Court to rebuild and clean the damaged drain in Fatehpur Beri village, nothing has changed even after 10 months. As a result, the entire village was submerged following the rainfall on July 31, causing property damage worth millions of rupees. 🌧️🏚️
Court Orders Ignored: In light of this negligence by civic agencies, petitioner Manjit Singh has once again approached the High Court. He has requested an urgent hearing for contempt action against these agencies. The hearing is scheduled for September 27.
10-Day Plan Ignored: Last year, on October 16, Justice Jasmeet Singh’s bench had ordered the Chief Secretary of Delhi and engineers from the Delhi Municipal Corporation to devise a plan within 10 days to clean the drain. However, 10 months have passed, and the drain remains clogged with silt and plastic waste. This neglect poses a significant health risk to the village’s 60,000 residents. 🗑️❌
Villagers Also Blamed: During the last hearing, the High Court reprimanded the villagers as well, pointing out that one of the reasons for the clogging is the residents themselves, who dump household waste into the drain. The court emphasized that keeping the drain clean is as much the residents’ responsibility as it is the civic agencies’. They were urged to stop throwing garbage into the drain. 🚯
No Land for Waste Disposal: The High Court had also ordered senior officials from the Delhi Municipal Corporation to find land near the village for a waste disposal site. This task remains undone, leaving villagers without a proper place to dispose of their waste. According to the petitioner, the situation remains unchanged, causing ongoing difficulties for the residents.
Revenue Department’s Role: Orders were given to the Revenue Department to demarcate land for the drain, but government officials have been delaying this task. This makes it challenging to divert the drain water outside the village. Additionally, it’s noted that after the rain, water has flooded approximately 75 acres in the nearby Manda and Savda villages, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Delhi Government’s Irrigation and Flood Control Department. 🚜🌊
Drain Land Demarcation: For the drain, around 3.5 kilometers needed to be demarcated. Following this, it was to be widened to 20 feet to ensure proper water flow. The Revenue Department was instructed to carry out this demarcation. 📏🗺️
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