A day after a water survey was conducted by North Delhi Municipal Corporation revealed the supply of contaminated water in North Delhi areas, the Delhi Jal Board on Thursday contradicted the report
New Delhi: Despite various guidelines issued by the Delhi high court and Supreme Court for protection of sewage cleaners, incidents of sewer deaths continue to multiply.
The Delhi Jal Board on Thursday hit back at the North Delhi Municipal Corporation which had claimed that nearly 50 per cent of water supplied in its area was contaminated and unfit for drinking.
Taking the Delhi Government to task, North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Leader of the House Mahender Nagpal on Thursday said that the agreement signed between the Delhi Jal Board and a Singapore-based company to purify water confirms that the water supplied is contaminated.
Mr. Nagpal said under this agreement there is a plan to install water treatment plants to purify contaminated water.
Pumps stop droning as Delhiites make efforts for equal distribution
“There is growing consciousness among consumers about the water crisis and how they can contribute to alleviating it. The examples of Green Park and Hill View Apartments are an illustration of how the residents’ welfare associations can help the government and in turn help themselves. Governments, non-government organisations, water experts have all been saying the inevitable - there is going to be a water crisis and it will happen in all cities.
Delhi on Wednesday signed an agreement with Singapore to set up waste water treatment plants that will generate ‘new water’ for the city’s consumption. ‘New Water’ as it is popularly called is treated sewage and waste water that is being increasingly used in cities where water is in short supply.
The waste water is treated extensively and made fit for use. Singapore has an expertise in setting up ‘new water’ plants and is considered a successful model of waste water recycling and reuse.
Harassment of citizens by public authorities is “socially abhorring and legally impermissible”, the Delhi State Consumer Commission has said, asking Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay Rs. 8,000 as compensation to a man for not providing proper drinking water.
The commission gave the order dismissing the DJB argument that it was supplying water through water tanks regularly.
Instead of managing the distribution of water properly, the Delhi government held Haryana responsible for the water crisis in the national Capital, said the BJP.
New Delhi: Respite from prolonged water shortage is in sight for parched Delhi with Haryana on Monday agreeing to release enough water to help the capital tide over its crisis while not losing sigh
