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Delhi High Court Gives PWD Four Weeks to Connect Mandoli Jail Sewer

Temporary cleaning is under way with an Aug. 25 target after a life convict's PIL on unhygienic conditions.

Overview

  • Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela reprimanded the PWD, saying judges had been “reduced to municipal commissioners.”
  • The court noted that sewer lines laid in 2024 remain unconnected to the main line because the contractor left the work incomplete.
  • Prison officials told the bench the original 1984–85 drainage frequently chokes, leading to recurring sanitation problems inside the jail.
  • A PWD official said one supersucker has started work and more machines will be deployed to finish interim cleaning by August 25.
  • The bench warned that any laxity in meeting the four‑week connection deadline would be viewed seriously and questioned why tenders were floated during the monsoon.