Delhi L-G, CM discuss water scarcity, skill training in weekly meeting
The Hindu
They also plan joint launch of special cleanliness and sanitation drive
Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal discussed various issues, including water scarcity and imparting skill training to workers of the unorganised sector, in their weekly meeting here on Friday.
They also discussed preparations for a special cleanliness and sanitation drive that they will jointly launch and monitor. This is the first joint project being launched by the two Delhi administrators since Mr. Saxena assumed charge on May 26.
Friday’s meeting comes in the wake of a spree of ground inspections and field visits undertaken by the L-G and the Chief Minister over the last fortnight. The AAP government has, on multiple occasions, accused Mr. Saxena of interfering in its administrative domain. Despite such disagreements, both Mr. Saxena and Mr. Kejriwal have sought to present a joint front when it comes to the issues concerning the city’s governance. Earlier this month, Mr. Kejriwal had said he will meet the L-G every Friday for “better coordination”.
Mr. Saxena, according to Raj Niwas, brought up the issue of distribution of enabling toolkits to 75,000 unskilled and semi-skilled workers in unorganised sectors such as pottery, carpentry, shoe-making and blacksmithery.
According to Raj Niwas, it was agreed by the L-G and the CM to immediately start work on the identification of individual and group beneficiaries for the rollout of the programme.
The L-G also invoked training and distribution of machinery for making cow dung logs, diyas and cotton wicks, which would lead to the empowerment of women, financial gains and prevent clogging of drains by deterring dung disposal.
The L-G underlined that dung logs thus created could be used as an alternative to wood for cremation purposes saving trees.
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