Water woes at Dwarka: HC seeks response from govt, DJB

The Delhi High Court today sought responses from the city government and Delhi Jal Board on a PIL seeking a direction to hand over possession of land to DDA for laying pipelines to Dwarka water treatment plant.
A bench comprising Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw also asked the DJB to file a status report detailing the steps taken in this regard.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by Dwarka resident advocate S B Tripathi alleging that adequate water supply to his area has not been ensured due to non-laying of pipes water treatment plant in the area.

The plea had sought a direction to Delhi government to hand over possession of land to DDA near villages Dichaun Kalan, Sakarwati, Masoodabad, Mubarakpur Dabass, Rani Khera and Nagli for ensuring laying of water pipelines to ensure adequate water supply to Dwarka area.
"At time of granting sanction to DDA for establishment of Dwarka sub-city, DJB had made clear way back in 1993 that DJB had no water to spare for Dwarka and DDA would have to make its own arrangement till DJB was able to do the same.
"Unfortunately DDA developed Dwarka without making any arrangement for Dwarka and is relying, even today, on water supplied by DJB from its Nangloi Water Treatment Plant," the petition claimed.

It has also sought a direction to DJB and Haryana to complete the 103 km-long Carrier Lined Channel from Munak to Haiderpur, also known as "Munak Canal", through which water is to be supplied by Haryana to Delhi.
"Direct the DJB to supply an additional 2.20 MGD of water from Nagloi water treatment plant to DDA in Command Tank-2 at Madhu Vihar for Dwarka," the plea said.