New Delhi: The mercury is rising but-Delhi Jal Board says it is well placed to supply water this summer.

New Delhi: Finally this year, DJB’s much touted GPS-enabled tankers will be out on the capital’s roads.

New Delhi: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday announced waiving of late payment charges on water bills, in a relief to consumers.

In a bid to counter the relentless attack by the Opposition BJP on the issue of availability of water in the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday broke her silence and offered substantial relief to consumers of the Delhi Jal Board.

Addressing the Delhi Assembly, Ms. Dikshit, who is also the DJB Chairperson, said: “The DJB has decided to provide substantial relief to consumers by waiving off their accumulated late payment surcharge.”

Keeping in sight the pivotal role of water and power in an election year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit presenting the Delhi budget in the State Assembly on Wednesday promised an augmented power and water supply.

She announced that her government will pursue the release of the additional 80 MGD of water through the Munak canal that is being withheld by Haryana and push for early commencement of work related to the construction of the Renuka dam, which is expected to alleviate Delhi’s water woes. Ms. Dikshit said though the project has been declared a national project, work has been held up in the absence of clearances from the Ministry of Environment.

The challenge will only become stiffer as projected sewage generation by 2021 is likely to be about 4,500 mld.

New Delhi: About 19 years ago, the Supreme Court first scrutinized pollution in the Yamuna.

With summers approaching, and with it the shortage of water supply in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has written to the Ministry of Water Resources, demanding that Haryan

The Delhi Jal Board has advocated a rating system for water-using appliances similar to the one that is used to denote energy efficiency for an electrical appliance.

New Delhi: The CEO of Delhi Jal Board, Debashree Mukherjee, on Monday said she would be pushing for a star-rating of appliances based on their water consumption, in the way appliances are rated for