Munak water forming clouds over Dwarka
Arun Banerjee
Munak is in the waiting list and Dwarkites have long been waiting for it. But Now it seems not only not only Planned sub-city Dwarka but many more newly regularsied colonies are also in the waiting list.
Now it is to be seen (IF IN CASE ADDITIONAL WATER IS RELEASED BY HARYANA) will Dwarka gets its priority as per date.
Kindly read highlighted in RED Dwarka getting 5MGD water.
Canal cloud over water to colonies (TOI)
Neha Lalchandani TNN
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board claims to be in a comfortable situation this summer
on water availability but on ground the situation might not be to the
Congress-led government’s liking. Its plan to provide water to at least 126
unauthorized colonies on the list notified for regularization will hit a
roadblock unless there is resolution on the Munak canal issue.
Despite infrastructure having been extended to all
these colonies, supply to only 30-40 might be possible by the year end unless
an additional 80 million gallons per day from Haryana comes through.
“As
of now 800 unauthorized colonies, part of the recent regularization
notification, are getting water to some extent. Infrastructure in around 126 has been installed and we are
confident of supplying water to all these by the end of 2013 if we get the
additional water from Munak. Otherwise we may be able to coverabout 30-40,”
said a senior DJB official.
Delhi
government has spent around Rs 2,000 crore in setting up infrastructure based
on the additional 80mgd Munak water, including Rs 364 crore paid to Haryana for the construction of the
canal. The canal, to bring water from Haryana into Delhi, is complete and is
being used on the Haryana side. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit is waiting
for intervention from the Prime Minister and the ministry of water
resources even as Haryana is still insistent that Delhi is getting more than
its fair share of water from the state.
“There
is no question of giving Delhi 80mgd water that will be saved on using the
newer Munak canal. We are already giving them more than their share. Delhi has
also created a cut in the canal at Iradatnagar which as soon as it shuts, we
will extend the Munak supply to the capital,” said a Haryana irrigation
department official.
Large
parts of south Delhi’s unauthorized areas will be covered by the Dwarka water
treatment plant which too is waiting for Munak water. So far 5mgd is being
supplied to DDA for Dwarka’s consumption but other colonies are getting tanker
supply
DJB
has made arrangement to increase water production by 8-9mgd this summer. The
Bhagirathi water treatment plant will have additional recycling of 4mgd while
2mgd more will take place at the Wazirabad water treatment plant.
“This will yield 360 lakh litres per day which should
benefit, in some way or the other, 7-8 lakh people. We have also managed to
plug some major leakage points in our system. In the past 2.5 years, we tacked
30-odd major points in the Sonia Vihar network and have finished work just last
week,” said B M Dhaul, member (water) DJB.
Arun Banerjee
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