Water Supply

Water supply in parts of Delhi will remain hit, on June 10, reported Delhi Jal Board (DJB). DJB cited Haryana releasing less water in the Yamuna river. Haryana supplies a total of 610 million gallons of water to Delhi in a day using two canals. Delhi requires 1,200 MGD water, while DJB supplies 950 MGD. Water in North, West, South, Northeast and Central Delhi, will be available at low pressure.

The supply at water treatment plants at Haiderpur and Bawana has been disrupted, putting extra strain on Delhi's water supply. North, Northwest, West, and sections of South Delhi are potential locations where supply may be impacted. Wazirabad pond had a water level of 669 feet on May 17, whereas the Yamuna was completely dry. Delhi Sub-Branch has asked for more water from Haryana for the fourth time since April 30.

The Delhi Jal Board on December 25 announced that water supply won't be available in several areas due to the annual flushing of underground reservoirs and pumping stations on December 27. Furthermore, it urged people to stock water as per their needs to avoid any inconvenience. The areas include Mayur Vihar Phase II, Akbar Road, Sarojini Nagar, Ashoka Hotel, Shanti Path, Safdarjung, and Race Course.  

Major Gujarat cities are looking towards water restoration beginning this September until March next year. An average of six out of 206 main and small reservoirs will have drinking water reserves, according to a plan adopted by the Gujarat Water Resources department. However, this is the first in several decades that the department has come to a solution to deal with acute drinking water shortage in the state.

The Delhi Jal Board on February 15 asked people to "judiciously" use water as the Uttarakhand floods have hit the water supply with mud and debris. The DJB vice-chairperson Raghav Chaddha informed that two main water treatment plants being operated below capacity due to the February 7 calamity that affected the supply from Uttarakhand’s Rishiganga valley. Informing ‘round the clock’ deployment of flushing ammonia water, DJB failed to assure… read-more