Fwd: To revive Delhis dying water bodies like Sabarmati riverfront, let us vote for Change

[Shally Verma]

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From: Forum For Nation Building <nor...@smsfimail.in>
Date: Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Subject: To revive Delhis dying water bodies like Sabarmati riverfront, let us vote for Change
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Dear friend.

 

Water bodies are lifeline for a city and Delhi’s  water bodies are dying. With encroachments, sewage and concrete constructions all over them, these reservoirs portray yet another picture of ineptitude in the government and its agencies. 

 

Of the 611 water bodies in the Capital, 274 have already dried up, while the remaining 337 that still have water are in a terrible condition.

 

The stench of apathy and greed is hovering all over these reservoirs. Rather than doing the needful to boost the eco-system and water table in Delhi, the government in Delhi and at the Centre has been busy minting money by selling the dry water bodies to private companies, allowing them to build on the land. 

In the process, the Capital has lost over 190 water bodies forever as they cannot be revived, according to a survey released by the Delhi Parks and Gardens Society (DPGS) that works under the Delhi government's department of environment. 

 

The stark reality hits hard when a count is taken. Of the 54 water bodies in Delhi's east zone, 18 are dry and 21 have been encroached upon. In the south, 44 have been encroached upon out of total 120. Furthermore, eight water bodies are polluted by the sewage. 

 

Hauz Khas, the once beautiful reservoir in south Delhi, is covered with algae now. With garbage dumped at places around it, one cannot escape the foul smell that fills the air.

 

Gujarat’s famous Sabarmati river was also suffering the same fate but then Sh. Narendra Modi took the charge of the state and under Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd. s formed by Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation  work began  to transform the Sabarmati river in in 2004. In 2012, leading consultancy firm KPMG, included Ahmadabad’s Sabarmati Riverfront Development Project (SRDP) in the list of ‘100 Most Innovative Projects’ towards urban regeneration. Today Sabarmati riverfront is the pride of Gujarat and India. 

 

In Delhi, Congress ruled for 15 years at the state level and at the Centre Congress led UPA has been ruling for 10 years but they have neglected Delhi’s dying water bodies. So let us vote for change this time and bring in a new government which can  revive these water bodies, the dying lifeline of this Delhi.

Pl share this email with as many people as possible to show your concern over the current state of affairs and be a part of the nation building process.

 

Sincerely,

Forum for Nation Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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