The Delhi Assembly on Thursday permitted a supplementary grant of Rs 1,028 crore for the Delhi Jal Board and to hurry up work for cleansing the Yamuna.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia positioned Supplementary Demand For Grants earlier than the Delhi Assembly.  “The Lt Governor made each attainable effort to cease the work of cleansing Yamuna by placing strain on the officers. Despite the approval of the funds from the House, the funds to Delhi Jal Board have been stopped.

“No matter how arduous BJP and LG strive, the Delhi authorities is not going to cease the work of Delhiites,” he said.

The Delhi Assembly also approved additional grants of Rs 100 crore for roadworks under the Mukhyamantri Sadak Yojana.

The Public Works Department (PWD) got an additional grant of 800 crores for road maintenance, construction of additional classrooms, and re-modelling of hospitals. Grants worth Rs 50 crores for the Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana and Rs 75 crores for SC-ST Welfare were also approved by the assembly.

Sisodia said the government has not only got the money released to the Delhi Jal Board but has also released an additional budget of Rs 1,028 crore for cleaning the Yamuna so that it can be expedited.

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