Delhiites will have to face a water crisis as the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Saturday issued an advisory stating that the water supply in the national Capital will be affected due to the maintenance work at Haiderpur plant.
The areas which will be affected are North Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi and Part of South Delhi including Delhi Cantt. and the command area of Deer Park. Delhi is currently under heat wave conditions from the past 10 days.
According to DJB advisory, the production at the Haiderpur plant has been low for the last few days as the excessive and unusual floating material has choked the filter beds.
“We have started the cleaning of the filter bed without compromising on the production. The production should become normal by May 1 evening, DJB advisory said in a statement.
“However, the situation is being reviewed constantly. Delhi Jal Board is endeavoring to rationalise the water supply, however water will be available at low pressure till the situation improves,” DJB advisory said.
The DJB has also requested the public to make judicious use of water to avoid any inconvenience and said the water tankers will be made available at the time of any water related problem.
In its summer action plan, the Delhi Jal Board is targeting the production of about 1000 MGD of potable water during the summer of 2022 by optimising all the resources. Earlier, there used to be 935 MGD of potable water produced during the summer.
This means that Delhi will have an extra 65 MGD of water supply this year. Also, water treatment plants and associated pumping installations are being renovated keeping the issue of persistent ammonia release from Haryana.
In addition, piped water supply networks are being provided in unauthorized/regularized colonies in a phased manner to improve potable water supply.
“Work for piped water supply networks with individual water connections in JJ clusters will be taken up in a phased manner. Water tankers will be provided in these areas if there is any scarcity of water,” said Delhi government in a Press statement.