Water Treatment Plants Shut Due To Yamuna Cleaning Drive: List of Areas In Delhi To Face Water Shortage

New Delhi

oi-Gaurav Sharma

Ongoing
efforts
to
clean
the
Yamuna
have
led
to
a
temporary
reduction
in
water
supply
across
several
parts
of
Delhi.
The
Delhi
Jal
Board
(DJB)
has
clarified
that
the
cut
in
production
at
key
water
treatment
plants
is
a
short-term
impact
of
intensified
pollution
control
and
river-cleaning
measures.

According
to
DJB,
high
levels
of
pollutants
in
raw
water
entering
the
Wazirabad
pond
have
affected
treatment
operations
at
the
Wazirabad
and
Chandrawal
Water
Treatment
Plants.
As
a
precautionary
step
to
ensure
that
only
safe
and
treated
water
reaches
households,
production
at
the
two
plants
has
been
reduced
by
around
25-50%.

Officials
said
maintaining
water
quality
remains
the
priority,
even
if
it
means
temporarily
supplying
water
at
low
pressure.
Residents
have
been
advised
that
supply
will
stabilise
once
river
conditions
improve
as
cleaning
and
interception
work
progresses.

The
government
underlined
that
the
situation
reflects
active
intervention
rather
than
neglect.
Alongside
managing
supply,
authorities
are
accelerating
long-term
solutions
to
prevent
untreated
sewage
from
entering
the
Yamuna.
A
key
step
in
this
direction
is
the
approval
of
a
decentralised
sewage
treatment
project
at
Zindpur,
which
will
intercept
waste
from
the
Palla
group
of
colonies
before
it
reaches
the
river.

The
Zindpur
project
includes
a
15
MGD
sewage
treatment
plant
and
pumping
infrastructure
and
is
expected
to
benefit
over
4.17
lakh
people
across
33
colonies
and
14
villages,
including
Narela,
Burari
and
Badli.
Once
operational,
it
will
significantly
reduce
pollution
load
in
the
Yamuna
and
improve
the
reliability
of
Delhi’s
water
supply.

The
Delhi
government
has
appealed
to
residents
to
cooperate
during
this
transition
phase,
stressing
that
the
current
low-pressure
supply
is
a
temporary
step
in
a
broader
effort
to
ensure
cleaner
river
water
and
a
more
sustainable
water
system
for
the
city.

List
of
Areas
Likely
to
Face
Low
Water
Pressure
/
Temporary
Shortage

Wazirabad
Water
Treatment
Plant
Command
Areas

• Majnu
  Ka
  Tila
• ISBT
• GPON
  DMC
  area
• ITO
• Hans
  Bhawan
• LNJP
  Hospital
  area
• Defence
  Colony
• CGO
  Complex
• Rajghat
• WHO
  area
• IP
  Emergency
• Ramleela
  Ground
• Delhi
  Gate
• Subhash
  Park
• Gulabi
  Bagh
• Timarpur
• SFS
  Flats

Other
areas
under
Wazirabad
WTP

• Punjabi
  Bagh
• Azadpur
• Shalimar
  Bagh
• Wazirpur
• Lawrence
  Road
• Model
  Town
• Jahangirpuri
• Moolchand
• South
  Extension
• Greater
  Kailash
• Burari
  and
  adjoining
  areas
• Parts
  of
  Cantonment
  area
• Parts
  of
  South
  Delhi

Chandrawal
Water
Treatment
Plant
Command
Areas

• NDMC
  areas
• Karol
  Bagh
• Jhandewalan
• Hindu
  Rao
• Civil
  Lines
• Patel
  Nagar
• Rajendra
  Nagar
• Shadipur
• Other
  nearby
  areas
  dependent
  on
  Chandrawal
  WTP