Page 4 - Delhi Water Supply

Water supply to be affected in parts of Delhi on December 27

Residents are advised to stock sufficient quantity of water

Water supply in southwest Delhi to be affected till September 20

Water supply will not be available in several areas of southwest Delhi till September 20 due to a disruption at the Dichaon Kalan underground reservoir

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

Only 5% houses covered by Delhi govt's 24x7 water supply pilot project

The Delhi Jal Board had started the project in partnership with private companies in January 2013. The deadline for completing the work was December 2014, officials said.

Water supply to be affected in parts of Delhi today due to repair work

Water supply in parts of Delhi will be disrupted on Sunday due to repair work under IIT flyover in the national capital, said Delhi Jal Board after a massive sinkhole was spotted in the area

Delhi BJP stages protest near CM Kejriwal's residence over water crisis

Leaders and workers of the BJP Delhi unit staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in the Civil Lines area here on Friday over the water crisis in the national capital.

'Ammonia levels in Yamuna rise again, to hit water supply in Delhi'

The spike in ammonia levels in Yamuna has largely hit the water production at three main water treatment plants - Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla.

SC extends status quo on supply of Yamuna water to Delhi till April 6

Haryana's counsel had submitted however that full level of water supply has been made

Piped water supply in all unauthorised colonies in 2 years: Sisodia

Piped water supply to all unauthorised colonies will be ensured in a phased manner in the next two years, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

Closure of Beas Hydel to affect Delhi's water supply in March-April: Chadha

Chadha said a letter has been written to the Union government to postpone the repair work

High ammonia content in Yamuna, water supply likely to be hit in Delhi

It said the high ammonia level in the raw water sourced from the Yamuna affected the operations at the Chandrawal, Wazirabad and Okhla water treatment plants

Spike in ammonia levels in Yamuna waters from Haryana to hit Delhi's supply

Water supply will be affected in parts of Delhi due to an "abnormal" increase in ammonia levels in raw water discharged into the Yamuna by Haryana, Delhi Jal Board vice chairman Raghav Chadha said

Statsguru: From bottled water to subsidised food, life in national capital

Majority of households in Delhi have access to tap water, shows survey

Will give 20,000 litres water free; 30 paise cashback per litre saved: Cong

Water from abandoned, empty houses was going to "tanker mafias", the Congress' city unit president claimed

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.

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

Over 98% water samples collected found fit to drink, claims Delhi Jal Board

DJB claimed the BIS report that said Delhi's water was unfit for drinking was "meant to create chaos ahead of the elections in the city"

Delhi water row gets murkier: Kejriwal accuses Paswan of spreading lies

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari shot off a letter to Kejriwal, claiming that people were 'deeply scared' and 'terrified' of drinking the 'poisonous' water being supplied in the city

Delhi's water quality cannot be judged on basis of 11 samples: Kejriwal

Kejriwal said that 2,000 samples should have been taken in Delhi for a better estimation of water quality