Not satisfied with the Delhi Jal Board’s explanation that private companies are being roped in to “enhance services and reduce non-revenue water”, a non-government organisation, Water Privatisation-Commercialisation Resistance Committee, has torn into the arguments and called for an open debate and discussion on the issue of initiating public private partnership programmes in the city.

The DJB has decided to initiate PPP programmes in three areas of the city to streamline distribution and revenue collection. The areas are Malviya Nagar, Vasant Vihar and Nangloi.