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Quality Of Life: Dravyavati To Be Important Issue In 3 City Constituencies | Jaipur News
Jaipur: A 47-km narrow stretch of waterbody—considered to be sewerage basin of Jaipur—is all set to be an important issue during the poll campaign in at least three constituencies of Jaipur city.
“Although the situation is normal now, there is strong apprehension in the locality that the rejuvenation project of the Dravyavati River will lose its charm if Congress comes back. The river would play an important issue in poll campaigns,” said Jai Vashist, the councillor of ward 81 of JMC (Greater).
Vasundhara Raje, as the chief minister, rejuvenated the Dravyavati River spending Rs 1,676 crore. In this project the government had set up six sewerage treatment plants to ensure that the sewage and drainage water reach the river only after filtration. The government beautified the banks of the river and also developed properties on both sides for commercial and residential use.
However, after the Ashok Gehlot-government was formed in December 2018, problems started between the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) – the executing agency – and Tata Projects – the turnkey contractor appointed to implement and maintain the project. The problem escalated to such an extent that the consortium formed by Tata Projects shut down the six STPs from October 28, 2022. It resulted in water getting polluted again and the river becoming a dumping yard.
“We still can’t forget those three to four months. We had stopped our regular morning walks. Throughout the day we had to keep our windows closed and could hardly use the balcony and terrace of our building owing to the staunch smell. We had purchased the flat only after realising that this project would help to keep the water of the river clean, and the façade of the river banks would look beautiful, but those days were a nightmare for us,” said Pankaj Jain, an architect and a resident of Mansarovar.
Opposition leaders are trying to encash the apprehension of residents of Sanganer and Vidyadhar Nagar constituencies and have already started taking up the issue in door-to-door campaigns they are organising.
The river flows through four assembly constituencies – Vidyadhar Nagar, Civil Lines, Sanganer and Bagru. Residents of Vidyadhar Nagar and Sanganer are the worst sufferers. Residents of Goner under Bagru face different problems.
“People of Goner used to use water of Dravyavati for farming. BJP had a plan to supply the filtered Dravyavati water to residents of Goner. It means, they might have to purchase the water in future,” said Anil Sharma, a Congress leader from Goner.
“Although the situation is normal now, there is strong apprehension in the locality that the rejuvenation project of the Dravyavati River will lose its charm if Congress comes back. The river would play an important issue in poll campaigns,” said Jai Vashist, the councillor of ward 81 of JMC (Greater).
Vasundhara Raje, as the chief minister, rejuvenated the Dravyavati River spending Rs 1,676 crore. In this project the government had set up six sewerage treatment plants to ensure that the sewage and drainage water reach the river only after filtration. The government beautified the banks of the river and also developed properties on both sides for commercial and residential use.
However, after the Ashok Gehlot-government was formed in December 2018, problems started between the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) – the executing agency – and Tata Projects – the turnkey contractor appointed to implement and maintain the project. The problem escalated to such an extent that the consortium formed by Tata Projects shut down the six STPs from October 28, 2022. It resulted in water getting polluted again and the river becoming a dumping yard.
“We still can’t forget those three to four months. We had stopped our regular morning walks. Throughout the day we had to keep our windows closed and could hardly use the balcony and terrace of our building owing to the staunch smell. We had purchased the flat only after realising that this project would help to keep the water of the river clean, and the façade of the river banks would look beautiful, but those days were a nightmare for us,” said Pankaj Jain, an architect and a resident of Mansarovar.
Opposition leaders are trying to encash the apprehension of residents of Sanganer and Vidyadhar Nagar constituencies and have already started taking up the issue in door-to-door campaigns they are organising.
The river flows through four assembly constituencies – Vidyadhar Nagar, Civil Lines, Sanganer and Bagru. Residents of Vidyadhar Nagar and Sanganer are the worst sufferers. Residents of Goner under Bagru face different problems.
“People of Goner used to use water of Dravyavati for farming. BJP had a plan to supply the filtered Dravyavati water to residents of Goner. It means, they might have to purchase the water in future,” said Anil Sharma, a Congress leader from Goner.
