This story is from September 8, 2021

Plea for Kalkaji Mandir revamp: Delhi HC seeks reply

Delhi High Court has asked the state government and South Delhi Municipal Corporation to respond to a bunch of petitions on renovation, redevelopment and maintenance of the Kalkaji Mandir complex.
Plea for Kalkaji Mandir revamp: Delhi HC seeks reply
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has asked the state government and South Delhi Municipal Corporation to respond to a bunch of petitions on renovation, redevelopment and maintenance of the Kalkaji Mandir complex.
Justice Prathiba M Singh asked both the authorities to join the proceedings on Wednesday, after it received a host of suggestions from various associations and groups involved in running and managing the temple.

The court was also informed by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) that it had spent Rs 4.57 crore on improving sewer treatment inside and around the complex. The money was deposited with the board on the orders of Supreme Court earlier by various “baridaars” to repair sewer system.
DJB said it had till now received Rs 4.61 crore, of which Rs 4.57 crore had already been spent on the internal sewer system inside Kalkaji Mandir complex, peripheral sewer system and on treatment of sewage. The court took note that almost all the parties invested in the matter were unanimous that the sewerage system in the area was not in a good working condition.
They submitted that most of the pipelines laid were blocked, while the way the system had been laid out was unclear. “Further, at the time of the construction of the Modi Mill Flyover, the peripheral lines have been damaged/demolished. It is submitted that, in fact, there is no sewerage system in the Kalkaji Mandir despite all baridaars having deposited a substantial sum with DJB,” the court noted.
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