L-G inspects arterial drains, calls ground reality 'shameful'

Now that monsoon is almost over, L-G has come forward, just to pay lip service, says AAP

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Sunday inspected three arterial drains in the Nizamuddin area and flagged their state "appalling & shameful" that were found to be heavily choked with silt, sludge and debris, Raj Niwas officials said.

Hitting back at the Lt Governor, the AAP, in a statement, said, "Now that the monsoon is almost over, the L-G has come forward, just to pay lip service and engage in dirty politics. It would have been better if the L-G had taken action against the Chief Secretary and the PWD Secretary, as well as any other officers involved in the wrongdoings."

"There is still time for the L-G to take action against CS Naresh Kumar; otherwise, everything else is just a photo opportunity and blatant politics, a mere lip service," they said.

In a series of posts on X, Saxena said he visited and inspected the Barapulla, Kushak and Sunehri drains and the historic Barapulla bridge at Nizamuddin today. "The reality on the ground is appaling & shameful. It requires urgent corrective measures to ensure smooth flow of water to mitigate flooding," he said in the post.