Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 15, 2019 announced the ‘Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana’.
The Yojana will allow Delhiites to avail of free septic tank cleaning service through a call on a helpline number.
The scheme would see the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) deploy 80 trucks along with trained staff to ensure the cleaning and maintenance of septic tanks across the city.
Objectives
According to the government, the initiative would fulfil the three-fold objective of collecting the waste from septic tanks, ensuring safe disposal of the waste in Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of the government, and deploy trained staff with all the safety equipment.
It will also ensure the safety of sanitation workers and proper septic waste management to prevent contamination of the Yamuna, he said, adding that around 45 lakh citizens — in authorised and unauthorised colonies — reside in areas that do not have sewer pipelines and depend on septic tanks.
