New Delhi: The Delhi government is committed to put an end to the water woes of East Delhi after a long but committed project towards supplying pure tap-water to every household. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal recently inaugurated a 110 lakh litre Underground Reservoir (UGR) and Booster Pumping Station in Patparganj. This UGR will supply water to eight colonies including Pandav Nagar, Mayur Kunj, Pratap Vihar, Patparganj village and Chilla village as well as 31 societies of Mayur Vihar Phase-I.
Talking about the project, CM said, “The water infra of Patparganj and neighbouring areas was on the tailend but now it is on the ‘main-end’, residents will no more face any water scarcity. In 2015, only 861 MGD water was produced in Delhi while today we produce 990 MGD; the government increased Delhi’s water production by 129 MGD in just 7 years.”
“In the last seven years, the government has built 12 UGRs, 3 WTPs, 1 water recycling plant, 500 tubewells and a 2250 km long water pipeline that has benefitted 30 lakh people. In 1998, around 800 MGD water was allocated to Delhi's 80 lakh population, today even after having a population of 2.5 crores, the allocation of water remains the same,” he added.
He said, “A major water related concern of the residents of East Delhi, especially those in Patparganj and nearby constituencies has been addressed through this 110 lakh litre UGR. The residents of the area had to face water scarcity. The area was on tailend with low volumes and low pressure supply. Now this problem has been resolved, you’ve been lifted from the tailend to the ‘main-end’. About 1 lac residents will be catered to from the UGR. This means that we’ll be transforming the lives of countless families through this measure.”
He added, “Since we have come to power, this is the 12th UGR we have developed. We have been working rapidly on the water sector. Delhi’s population has shot up at a very high pace over the last few decades. I don’t mean to undermine the work of the previous governments, they must have done what they could. But the progress upon this sector was not in line with the speed at which population grew.”
“We are now making all efforts to rise up to the graph and fix the problem. Delhi, being the capital of the country, must have the best water supply network of the country and we will do whatever we can to achieve it. We aim to radicalise Delhi’s water supply network not just for the purpose of catering to its residents, but because Delhi is the gateway for the world to the rest of India, we will ensure that whoever comes to this city goes back appreciating its progress in the sector,” he said.
He continued, “In 2015, Delhi used to produce only 861 MGD water on a daily basis. As of date, we have scaled up the production to 990 MGD. We increased our production capacity by 129 MGD. We designed our systems to be more robust. We developed our own ranney-wells, tubewells, conducted different experiments, extracted and treated groundwater to make this possible. We have spread a network of 2,250 kms of water pipelines across the state to make water accessible to each household.”
