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The Delhi which was beautified for the G20 Summit is not been taken care off now.
The revamped and given a 'canal-like' appearance of the Bhairon Marg drain near Pragati Maidan's Bharat Mandapam Convention Center has once again gone back to its old state.
Blame the lack of regular desilting and sanitation, as reported by the IndianExpress.
240-metre section of the drain, which had overflowed during the floods in Yamuna river this year, had gone through a complete transformation.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had cleared overgrowth, laid decorative rocks, dotted the sides of the drain with potted plants, and set up a selfie point.
The drain had first been cleaned using machines over more than four days. After this, sanitation workers were hired to manually clear the drain of any silt residue in order to ensure that water from Yamuna river which is connected to the drain flows through the structure once again.
Less than 20 days after the summit, the drain has stagnated once more because of silt buildup while several potted plants nearby have died as a result of improper care.
Currently, in addition to the silt accumulation, plastic packaging, bottles, and used rags can be seen thrown down the drain along with stray mosquito nets.
Signs of vegetation can once again be seen around the drain with wild plants growing in between the decorative rocks. Piles of G20 construction and demolition waste have also been dumped around the drain.
Following the facelift, a number of fish could be seen in the drain but now, their numbers have also significantly diminished.