Delhi Municipal Corporation
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Expansion
The Municipal Corporation is preparing to develop the ugly looking lakes as picnic spots. In the coming days, these will be the best spots for youth, women and children to jog in the morning and evening and for the elderly to sit and pass time. This will also balance the underground water level around them and will provide a better option to use the water from these lakes for irrigation of parks.
The Municipal Corporation is preparing to fill 21 water sources with water again. They are being groomed. All the water sources are being revived under the AMRUT scheme. The responsibility of developing five of these water sources lies with the Horticulture Department of the Corporation. Some work orders have been placed now, some are expected to be placed soon. If corporation officials are to be believed, the work will start soon. Rs 1.17 crore will be spent to develop a dry lake in 1.446 hectare area in Ghazipur village in East Delhi.
A boundary will be built on its side. Tracks will be made for walking around. Cement benches will be installed for sitting. The 0.62 hectare dry lake near Ghazipur Highway Apartment will be developed at a cost of Rs 0.11 crore. The dry lake of 0.741 hectare area in Tahirpur village will be developed at a cost of Rs 1.26 crore. The lake with an area of 1.685 hectares located inside the park in Amberhat village, Dwarka Sector-19, will be developed in a similar manner. Rain water accumulates in it every year. Preparations are on to develop it at a cost of Rs 1.25 crore.
The pond located in the park of Pochanpur village, Dwarka Sector-23, located in an area of 0.539 hectare, is to be developed at a cost of Rs 0.75 crore. Presently, rain water accumulates here too, but due to lack of cleanliness, it dries up within a few months after the rainy season.
Engineering department will construct 15 water sources
The engineering department of MCD has the responsibility of construction of 15 lakes. The development work of six lakes has been completed by more than 70%, while the work of four lakes has been completed by less than 20%. Two works are expected to start soon. Masoodpur Gaon Park, Ramphal Chowk, Dwarka Sector-8 C Block, Dwarka Sector-7 Pocket-1, Dwarka Sector-7 Gokul Garden, Dwarka Sector-8, Bagdola Village, Roshanpura, Dhichau Kalan, Aya Nagar, Narela Mata Mansa Devi Temple Near Narela, Pana-Paposia, Model-Town Neni Lake, Roshanara Bagh and Ward-73 Civil Lines, the engineering department is working on refurbishing the lakes. Once they are ready, they will be maintained by the Horticulture Department. More than half of the work on the Welcome Lake in East Delhi has been completed, but due to financial reasons the remaining work has been stalled for the last several months.
