Not a crisis,shortage due to rising mercury and powercuts: Jal Board

As Delhi Opposition leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra lambasted the government and the Delhi Jal Board on Monday for water crisis in unauthorised parts of the city,the agency said there was no crisis but a shortage arising out of issues like rising temperatures and massive powercuts.

As Delhi Opposition leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra lambasted the government and the Delhi Jal Board on Monday for water crisis in unauthorised parts of the city,the agency said there was no crisis but a shortage arising out of issues like rising temperatures and massive powercuts.

While our production has increased by 55 million gallons per day since last year,it is normal for the demand to go up when the temperatures are above 42 degrees Celsius. Seasonal demand in this weather increases by 25 per cent, DJB CEO Ramesh Negi said.

The average gross production by the DJB last summer was 800 MGD. We have added 35 MGD through recycling plants and 20 MGD from the Nangloi water treatment plant after the Supreme Court order. Production at all water treatment plants equals about 735 MGD; about 90 MGD is drawn through rainwater wells, Negi said.

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While water production is normal so far,the water level at the Wazirabad pond has dipped. But it is still within manageable limits. There may be shortages in the fringe areas,but there is certainly no crisis, R K Garg,DJBs member (Water Supply),said.

Hitting back at the opposition,the CEO added: It is a collective problem that needs to be solved collectively. People will have to cooperate and learn to use water with caution,as no other source of water will be available in the near future.

Officials said they were doing their best on the management front to ensure water shortages are dealt with at the earliest. The Board is also rationalising water supply. We are giving water to authorised colonies once in a day for a longer duration,and on alternate days,to unauthorised colonies. Number of tankers to unauthorised colonies has also been increased, Negi said.

On Monday,Malhotra alleged the tanker mafia held people to ransom in slums and unauthorised colonies and accused the government of being a mute spectator to the situation.

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Not a crisis,shortage due to rising mercury and powercuts: Jal Board

As Delhi Opposition leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra lambasted the government and the Delhi Jal Board on Monday for water crisis in unauthorised parts of the city,the agency said there was no crisis but a shortage arising out of issues like rising temperatures and massive powercuts.

As Delhi Opposition leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra lambasted the government and the Delhi Jal Board on Monday for water crisis in unauthorised parts of the city,the agency said there was no crisis but a shortage arising out of issues like rising temperatures and massive powercuts.