DJB started preparations to reduce foaming in the Yamuna…
New Delhi: On Friday, 28 October 2022, Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bhardwaj took a swipe at the BJP government over its allegations into Delhi Jal Board's Yamuna cleaning drive and said that the BJP leaders should learn something about "science and developing technology".
"DJB's anti-foaming chemical technology has also been recommended by the Central Government's NMCG," he then said.
Saurabh Bhardwaj said that the DJB started preparations to reduce foaming in the Yamuna over a month ago for Chhath Puja to allow devotees to offer prayers to Surya Devta.
"Later, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under the Central Government, also recommended similar steps as adopted by the DJB to contain foaming in the Yamuna," he added.
Saurabh Bhardwaj said, "It's absolutely stupid and incorrect to say that a 'poisonous chemical' is being used to suppress the foam in Yamuna.
Chemicals always don't mean poison. Even chlorine and Alum that are used to clean water are chemicals only."
He said that the DJB is regularly monitoring the parameters downstream of Okhla Barrage through its Okhla Sewage Testing Laboratory which is an ISO and NABL-accredited laboratory.
"The reports of the fresh tests done at the lab reveal that the quality parameters of Yamuna water after spraying have improved a lot.
The reports reveal that the dissolved oxygen (DO) levels have reached 4.42 mg/liter which authenticates that the chemical is not poisonous and has in fact improved the quality of the Yamuna water," he said
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