<p>The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is no proper drainage system in Delhi which resulted into “under-utilisation” of 37 per cent of the sewage treatment plants (STPs).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Submitting a draft report, CPCB counsel Vijay Punwani claimed before a bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and S J Mukhopadhaya that Yamuna has turned into a drain after Wazirabad here as industrial and domestic effluents are directly released into it.<br /><br />The court has directed the CPCB to complete the joint inspection of all those STPs within three weeks and file a final inspection report.<br /><br />It also invited different authorities to suggest for establishing proper drainage system in the national capital.<br /><br />“It is stated Delhi does not have proper drainage system. Yamuna is merely a drain. It does not have fresh water after Wazirabad. Out of 30 STPs, it is noted that they are underutilized upto 37 per cent.”<br /><br />“Be as that may be, it is reflected that the state of affairs is pathetic,” the court said, while inviting suggestions to clean up the Yamuna.<br /><br />The court posted the matter on November 30 for further hearing. The court has initiated suo motu proceedings on the basis of a newspaper report pointing out the issue of pollution in river Yamuna in 1994.<br /></p>
<p>The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is no proper drainage system in Delhi which resulted into “under-utilisation” of 37 per cent of the sewage treatment plants (STPs).<br /><br /></p>.<p>Submitting a draft report, CPCB counsel Vijay Punwani claimed before a bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and S J Mukhopadhaya that Yamuna has turned into a drain after Wazirabad here as industrial and domestic effluents are directly released into it.<br /><br />The court has directed the CPCB to complete the joint inspection of all those STPs within three weeks and file a final inspection report.<br /><br />It also invited different authorities to suggest for establishing proper drainage system in the national capital.<br /><br />“It is stated Delhi does not have proper drainage system. Yamuna is merely a drain. It does not have fresh water after Wazirabad. Out of 30 STPs, it is noted that they are underutilized upto 37 per cent.”<br /><br />“Be as that may be, it is reflected that the state of affairs is pathetic,” the court said, while inviting suggestions to clean up the Yamuna.<br /><br />The court posted the matter on November 30 for further hearing. The court has initiated suo motu proceedings on the basis of a newspaper report pointing out the issue of pollution in river Yamuna in 1994.<br /></p>
