NHRC issues Notice to Chief Secretary, NCT and the Chairman, Delhi Jal Board on the poor quality of water supplied to resettlement colonies
New Delhi, 5 January 2006
The National Human Rights Commission has sought the comments of the Delhi Administration on a newspaper report that the water supplied to slum clusters and resettlement colonies in the city is full of filth and germs. Taking suo-motu cognizance of a report, the Commission has given Chief Secretary, NCT and the Chairman, Delhi Jal Board four weeks time for their response.
The report published on December 28, 2006 in The Hindustan Times said that according to a study carried out by the NGO Hazard Centre, 92% of water samples collected from five slum clusters and six resettlement colonies were not fit for human consumption due to an alarming presence of a variety of pollutants including biological wastes. The report further added that the same authorities provide better quality water to the affluent parts of the city.
The Commission, after going through the contents of the report said if true, they raise a serious issue of violation of Human Right to Health of the citizens.
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The National Human Rights Commission has sought the comments of the Delhi Administration on a newspaper report that the water supplied to slum clusters and resettlement colonies in the city is full of filth and germs. Taking suo-motu cognizance of a report, the Commission has given Chief Secretary, NCT and the Chairman, Delhi Jal Board four weeks time for their response.
The report published on December 28, 2006 in The Hindustan Times said that according to a study carried out by the NGO Hazard Centre, 92% of water samples collected from five slum clusters and six resettlement colonies were not fit for human consumption due to an alarming presence of a variety of pollutants including biological wastes. The report further added that the same authorities provide better quality water to the affluent parts of the city.
The Commission, after going through the contents of the report said if true, they raise a serious issue of violation of Human Right to Health of the citizens.
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