Delhi Jal Board (DJB) today said it has started working on a de-centralised water supply and waste water treatment model which will help provide water supply and sewerage facilities in unauthorised colonies and villages.
DJB CEO Sajjan Singh Yadav said six pilot projects will be taken up in different areas of the city within six months. Six colonies/villages selected for the pilot project are in different areas of Delhi and are yet to be provided with optimum water and sewer services, he added.
"These are Gautampuri near Aali Gaon, Aya Nagar village, Sai Nagar, Kair Village, Sonia Vihar A-Block, Begam Vihar B-Block. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 95.32 crore. The pilot projects are expected to benefit around 50,000 people," the board said in a statement.
It further said that the focus is on improving the living conditions of the residents in unauthorised colonies and also on reducing the stress on the demand of potable water supply.
"The decentralised approach will help DJB in extending water supply and sewerage services to all the unauthorised colonies and villages quickly. It will be a cost effective and efficient model as the services can be provided at a lower cost and in a shorter time frame by adopting community based service delivery approach," Yadav said.
At present, piped water supply is available in 1,100 out of 1,642 unauthorised colonies while sewerage services are available only in 210 such colonies. DJB said it has prepared a sewerage master plan to extend sewerage services in the remaining unauthorised colonies and villages.
