Delhi CM announces water supply plan: ‘Not a single drop to be wasted’

According to the government, the aim is to closely monitor water usage and detect leaks or other issues that may lead to wastage; wherever the groundwater level is higher, industrial Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems are planned to be installed to provide clean and pure water to homes.

“The CM has instructed officials to initiate a tender for industrial RO plants in a month. To tackle the challenges related to land acquisition for installing tubewells, the CM has called for a meeting on March 31,” the government stated, adding that flow metres on all UGRs and RO plants will help in creating a sustainable water supply system in the city.

Delhi Jal Board officials informed the CM that water goes to primary UGR from the water treatment plants and then to the secondary UGR, from where the water is supplied to people’s homes.

Additionally, in many areas, water is being supplied directly to the areas by tapping it from the water treatment plant into pipes. At the same time, in many areas, tapping has been done between the primary UGRs and the secondary UGRs, to supply water to consumers.

“The Chief Minister directed officials to install flow metres on every tapping so that it can be ascertained how much water is being supplied. With the help of flow metres, then it can be assessed at which location water is being wasted. The CM said that every drop of water needs to be saved and used properly,” the government stated.

“A few months ago, the CM had ordered that tube wells and ranney wells be installed on a large scale in all those areas where the groundwater level is high and the water quality is good. Along with this, he had instructed officials to install industrial ROs in areas where water is available, but TDS is high,” it added.

During the meeting, DJB officials said that tenders have been published for industrial RO systems, but there is a need to re-tender the project. The CM has given DJB a month’s time to re-tender the project. Kejriwal has also directed all the officers to complete the ongoing tubewell project within two months along with the installation of flowmeters.