Even as the Delhi Jal Board is undertaking work to bring unmetered areas into the billing net and has been conducting meter replacement drives in the city to ensure every drop is accounted for, a n

New Delhi: The court deadline for restoration of Neela Hauz expired on February 28 but civic agencies have not been able to stop the flow of sewage into the water body.

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has reported contamination of water in a recent survey conducted by the civic agency in 12 zones.

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation, among all the three municipal corporations, is the most affected by the problem of polluted water supply.

New Delhi: The committee formed to look into rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge in Delhi as a response to protesters who marched from Mathura to Delhi for the sake of reviving the Yamuna

New Delhi: In the absence of additional water from the Munak canal, Delhi Jal Board has put in place several measures to ensure that water distribution is not affected this summer when demand is ex

It's a chicken-and-egg situation. In the absence of a good public transport system, the city is dependent on private transport.

Asks for Singh's intervention to resolve disputes with neighbouring states.

With summer fast approaching and with it possible water shortages, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention in solving Delhi's water disputes with neighbouring states. Sources in the government stated that the possibility of constituting a new Group of Ministers (GoM) to resolve the issue was also discussed.

LG Orders Strict Action Against Illegal Use

New Delhi: If the Delhi Jal Board supply fails you this summer, private water tankers may not be able to bail you out. Alarmed at the rate at which groundwater levels are plummeting in the city, the lieutenant governor has ordered that strict action be taken against anyone found withdrawing groundwater illegally. This will especially apply to those extracting water for commercial purposes.

The numbers are increasing and so is the demand for water. For the city’s water utility, the Delhi Jal Board, this is barely good news. With little possibility of finding newer sources of water for the city’s growing demand, the Jal Board is being pressed to recycle and reuse.

Three water recycling plants already adding about 30 MGD of water to the total available quantum, the Jal Board is stepping up efforts to utilise even the last drop. “Three recycling plants at Haiderpur, Wazirabad and Bagirathi water treatment plants are jointly contributing about 30 MGD to the system.