Delhi CS evaded response to several letters written since February on desilting of drains: Bharadwaj
Addressing a press conference, Mr. Bharadwaj said the issue of desilting of drains is being raised and that it has not been carried out the way it should have
AAP Leader Saurabh Bhardwaj addresses.
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Delhi Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on July 29 alleged that he wrote several times since February to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar for chalking out a comprehensive strategy for desilting of drains but he evaded responding to the matter.
There was no immediate reaction from Naresh Kumar.
13 Feb 2024
Though not my departments, I called all departments meeting on as early as 13 Feb 2024 for inter-department cordination for desilting of drains & water logging.
None of the Dept Secretaries came for meeting. Even CS didn’t come.
CS was asked to show cause Dept… pic.twitter.com/huhCuZemHC— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) July 29, 2024
Addressing a press conference, Mr. Bharadwaj said the issue of desilting of drains is being raised and that it has not been carried out the way it should have.
"On February 6 this year, I had issued a notice for meeting of all departments for chalking out a comprehensive strategy to prevent waterlogging during monsoon. This meeting was scheduled for February 13 but not even one IAS officer turned up. Only executive engineers of departments were present. Since various departments were not represented by their heads, the chairman, that is me, expressed displeasure over the same. This is also mentioned in the minutes of the meeting," he added.
Mr. Bharadwaj said he wrote a note on February 23 to take action against the heads of departments for not attending the meeting but he did not do anything.
एक मंत्री डेसिल्टिंग में हुए भ्रष्टाचार के सुबूत देता है, शिकायत करता है , मगर एक साल तक पीडब्ल्यूडी सेक्रेटरी अनबरासु IAS करवाई नहीं करते।
अगले साल फिर सुबूत देते हैं मगर वो मौक़े पर दौरा करने को तैयार नहीं।
मुख्य सचिव नरेश कुमार IAS जो चीफ़ विजिलेंस ऑफिसर है , कौ कार्यवाही… pic.twitter.com/DShr4Zc2KW— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) July 28, 2024
"On May 20, I wrote again to Chief Secretary on importance of desilting and departments like Irrigation and Flood Control, MCD, NDMC, etc should share their plans about it but there was no response. After a fortnight, I again wrote to him but there was no reply," he alleged.
The minister alleged that on June 6, he received an "absurd" reply from Mr. Kumar.
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"Such a letter from Chief Secretary in any other State would have led to his suspension. He (Kumar) said that the High Court was monitoring the waterlogging situation in the Capital and they (bureaucrats) had informed the court," he said.
He alleged that Mr. Kumar even misled the High Court about the waterlogging and desilting of drains in the capital.
"The Centre gave two extensions to Naresh Kumar as CS of Delhi. He is ruining the city. The CS gave in writing that the minister (Bharadwaj) can not seek details of desilting citing model code of conduct," he claimed.
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