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Delhi High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the problem of sewer and dirt in Tihad Jail. The court made a sharp comment saying that “We have been made the Municipal Corporation Commissioner, while our job is to see the law, not cleanliness.” Chief Justice K.K. The prisoner Sonu Dahiya, who was serving a bench life sentence of Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, was hearing the PIL. The petition pointed attention to the serious impact of the poor condition of sewer and drainage on the health of the prisoners.

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Court expressed strict resentment from PWD

PWD’s Executive Engineers appeared in the court during the hearing. The court raised the question as to why the sewer line laid in 2024 has not yet been connected to the main sewer line. The court said that the jail administration kept writing letters repeatedly, but no action was taken. The problem was known from March, then why was the solution not been solved before the monsoon? Why did the department become active only after the petition came?

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“Inmates are suffering serious problems”

The High Court said that do you understand how many problems will the prisoners have due to dirt and sewer choke? You are issuing tenders between monsoon, while steps should have been taken in time.

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PWD assured

During the hearing, the engineer said that temporary cleaning work has started and will be completed by 25 August. A super sakar machine has been installed and more machines will be installed when needed. The engineer also assured that the work of connecting the sewer line laid in 2024 with the main line will be completed in four weeks as the tender has already been finalized. The High Court has directed to submit a status report in the next hearing.