The proposed move by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to shift its zonal
laboratory from Bhagirathi plant near Gokulpuri to another location has
attracted criticism from within the organisation and from activists who
are calling it another step towards privatisation.
Mateen Ahmed, MLA and vice-chairperson of the DJB, has written about the issue to
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who is the chairperson of the
board, and also to the CEO of the civic body. The Water and Sewage Lab
Staff Association has decided to protest.
There are seven water treatment plants in Delhi, each with its own plant laboratory.
Assistant chemists and laboratory technicians manage these labs. The
Bhagirathi plant has already been handed over to a private company. And
now, the zonal laboratory, currently situated on the premises, is to be
shifted away from the plant.
“What is the need to shift the lab? This is the only lab in east Delhi,” Ahmed complained.
Debashree Mukherjee, the DJB CEO, said, "We are shifting only the
zonal lab. It will be run by the private operator who will also monitor
the real time water quality during production."
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