Delhi's mega plans for better water supply

NEW DELHI: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday licensed its Rs five,137-crore annual budget, which incorporated several key projects to amplify the sewage and water supply networks in the uncovered spaces.

Old sewer lines will also be changed in south Delhi’s GK, Panchsheel Park and Saket. The board licensed Rs 2,350 crore for the plan and Rs 2,787.6 crore for non-plan expenditures for 2018-19.

For higher water supply, DJB licensed proposals for laying feeder mains and quite a lot of sizes of distribution mains for Bijwasan and Rajokri underground reservoirs and booster pumping stations. Water pipelines will also be put in in Tirathanker Nagar and Jain Nagar Colony in Mundka, a DJB spokesperson mentioned.


A water distribution machine has been planned for Sawda Ghevra in Mundka that may get supply from Karala. “The peripheral network from the Karala reservoir to Sawda Ghevra has already been laid,” the spokesperson mentioned.


DJB will substitute major water pipes from the Bawana water treatment plant to Karala for Rs 30 crore and peripheral sewers in Saket, Pushp Vihar, Panchsheel Park, Soami Nagar, Greater Kailash and adjoining spaces in south Delhi for Rs 65 crore. Budh Vihar Camp will get inside and peripheral sewer lines for Rs 80 crore while two pumping stations shall be constructed at Harkesh Nagar.


IIT Delhi has been appointed because the monitoring company for substitute of peripheral sewer lines and shall be paid Rs 4.71 crore because the consultancy charges, the spokesperson mentioned.


A fund of Rs 102.23 crore has been set aside for repairing peripheral sewers in Uttam Nagar, Paschim Vihar, Saraswati Vihar, Moti Nagar and adjoining spaces in northwest and west Delhi.
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