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Delhi divided into three zones for 24X7 water supply project

Delhi has been divided into three zones for the city government's ambitious scheme to provide 24X7 water supply to every household by 2024, according to officials. "The entire project area has been divided into three parts -- East and Northeast Zone, South and Southwest Zone, and West and Northwest Zone," an official told PTI. The project will cover 77 percent of the capital's population. At present, 12 percent of the population is covered under three pilot projects for 24X7 water supply in Malviya Nagar, Vasant Vihar and Nangloi areas. Around 11 percent of the population will be covered under 24X7 water supply projects being undertaken in the command areas of Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plans, an official said. A contractor will be appointed for every zone and it will have to complete the rehabilitation and construction to create necessary infrastructure in five years from the date of handover of designated areas. Thereafter, the contractor will operate and maintain

Delhi receives raw water from Haryana, crisis to resolve soon: DJB

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Friday informed that the water level at the Wazirabad pond has increased from 667 feet to 674.5 feet after the Haryana government released Delhi's share of water.

Delhi's AAP govt aims to bridge water demand-supply gap in three years

Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday chaired a meeting of senior Delhi Jal Board officials that lasted more than eight hours and reviewed the progress of various projects

Delhi water quality: Vardhan defends BIS, accuses Kejriwal of politicking

BJP's Delhi unit president and MP Manoj Tiwari, and parliamentarians Meenakshi Lekhi, Parvesh Verma and Vijay Goel were also present at the press meet.

Delhi water quality: BIS sticks to sample report amid controversy

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rejected the report, saying the city's water quality cannot be declared as good or bad with just 11 samples.

Modi attacks AAP at Delhi rally, says govt neglected drinking water, metro

Assembly elections in the city are due early next year and the Aam Aadmi Party is in a triangular contest against the BJP and Congress to retain power.

Will ensure 24-hour water supply in next five years, says Delhi CM Kejriwal

In Delhi, in 70 years, only 58% of the households had access to water

Nominate non-political people for water sample testing: Paswan to Kejriwal

The Delhi government has nominated two members -- Jal Board Deputy Chairman Dinesh Mohani and its member Shaalab Kumar -- for the joint team

Fix first, politicise later

Delhi's poor water quality needs urgent solutions

Paswan asks Kejriwal to nominate official to re-examine Delhi water quality

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal had said that the city's tap water quality cannot be judged based on an analysis of just 11 samples

CM Kejriwal seeks PM Modi's help as a water crisis stares Delhi in its face

The Haryana government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it would maintain status quo on supply of Yamuna river water to Delhi till May 21

NCR water crisis: SC summons Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Haryana on Monday

The apex court was hearing a plea filed by the DJB alleging that Haryana had reduced by one-third the supply of Yamuna water to the national capital, leading to a grave water crisis

Delhi water crisis: CM Kejriwal appeals to Centre, Army takes control of water canal

The Supreme Court today would be hearing Delhi government's petition seeking Centre's intervention