Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday inaugurated an 'Underground Reservoir' (UGR) with 2.95 crore litres capacity in Mundka to meet the demand for drinking water. The Minister also inaugurated an UGR in Sonia Vihar to benefit approximately six lakh residents of East Delhi.
The work on the UGR of 2.68 crore liters capacity in Sonia Vihar has been fully completed and will lead to the augmentation of water supply in Karawal Nagar and the Mustafabad Assembly Constituency in North-East Delhi. This will directly benefit approximately six lakh residents of unauthorised colonies like Shiv Vihar, Ankur Enclave, Mahalaxmi Enclave, Ambika Vihar, Johripur, Dayalpur, Sadatpur, Bhagat Singh Colony, Ziauddin Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Bhagirathi Vihar, Nehru Vihar, etc. with the availability of water at an adequate pressure.
Jain said, "This will be a significant step to increase the water pressure in the area and will help to solve the existing water crisis in Delhi. These initiatives will benefit approximately 8.45 lakh residents who live in the unauthorised colonies of Mundka, Sonia Vihar and Harsh Vihar."
The Minister laid the foundation stone of a new sewerage pumping station at Harsh Vihar with a capacity of pumping 1.75 crore litres of sewage per day.
The project at Harsh Vihar will improve the hygienic conditions of the area and will also help in the abatement of pollution from the river Yamuna after completion. The project will be completed in 12 months with a 10-year operations and maintenance period.
In order to increase the availability of water in the surrounding households, the Delhi Government has come up with the installation of Booster Pumping Station. Booster Pumping Station refers to a device that increases low water pressure and flow by providing the extra boost needed to bring water pressure to the desired level. Thus the water can move from a storage tank or throughout a whole house or commercial facility.
The Mundka UGR will supply drinking water to five unauthorised colonies and villages, namely Hiran Kudna Village, Mundka Village, Tikri Village, Baba Haridass Nagar, Lekh Ram Park of Mundka Constituency at present and gradually additional colonies and villages will get the benefits, namely Neelwal Village, Rajdhani Park, Gulshan Park, Nangloi JJ Camp No.2, Kavita Colony, Swaran Park, Friends Enclave, Bakkarwala Village, Bakkarwala RSC, Lok Nayak Puram, etc. It is expected to benefit approximately 1.25 lakh residents of the area.