Dirty water stagnant for days, disease fears rise in JJ colony
Two small drains running along the market were clogged while the main drain was blocked with garbage.
At Bhalswa JJ Colony-2 in Northeast Delhi. (Photo: Shivnarayan Rajpurohit) Residents of Bhalswa JJ Colony-2 in Northeast Delhi fear an outbreak of dengue or malaria due to stagnation of sewage water for a week. People, including school-going children, were seen wading through dirty water at the main market and streets of C6, C5 and D6 blocks.
Two small drains running along the market were clogged while the main drain was blocked with garbage. Instead of emptying out sewage water into the main drain, a water pump installed by the North MCD was circulating it back to the colony, residents claimed.
“First, rainwater entered our homes a week ago. Now, we are struggling with foul-smelling sewage. We have knocked on everybody’s doors, but to no avail. When we went to the councillor (Vijay Bhagat), he said first get the main drain cleaned as it comes under the Delhi government. Another official also says get this or that done,” said Ali Ansari, a resident. With around 3,000 households in the area, 15,000-odd people are said to be affected.
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