The Chairman of Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Satyendra Jain, on Monday said a new record has been set by the DJB by producing an all time high amount of water in a single day. Officials said the water production rose to a record of 956 MGD (millions of gallons per day) on Monday.
In a tweet Jain said, "Today, the DJB has achieved its all-time high water production mark of 956 MGD. With the commissioning of new water filters, Chandrawal WTP has crossed its water production mark of 100 MGD. Gradually, the DJB is moving towards its goal of providing 24x7 water supply to Delhiites."
Usually, the average daily water production in Delhi remains about 940-945 MGD. "There has been a manifold jump in the water production in Delhi and the performance shows the commitment of the Arvind Kejriwal Government to provide 24x7 water supply to the people of Delhi," said Jain.
The new water production feat was made possible because of all nine Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) working at their peak capacity. These WTPs are situated in Wazirabad, Chandrawal, Bhagirathi, Sonia Vihar, Haider Pur, Nangloi, Dwarka, Bawana and Okhla.
"New sand filters in these plants are making a remarkable difference in cleaning and processing water. This has led Chandrawal Water Treatment Plant to cross the water production record mark of 100 MGD compared to 94 MGD recorded earlier," said a senior DJB official.
"Similarly, Haiderpur WTP recorded a whopping increase to 235.45 MGD of water while the Nangloi WTP recorded an increase to 43.69 MGD," he said. "Old and obsolete methods are now being replaced with advanced technologies to make the system efficient and robust.