NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Monday approved reintroduction of a scheme for three months for regularisation of unauthorised water connections in the national capital.
The decision was taken at a meeting of DJB Chairman and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The scheme was originally launched in March 2016.
"There are a large number of unauthorised water connections in Delhi, especially in unauthorised colonies. This causes revenue loss to the board since such connections are also drawing water. This situation also contributes to contamination. The DJB is consistently making efforts on this issue," a statement by the Board said.
It also extended the deadline for two months till September 1 for imposing penalty on consumers in Dwarka sub-city for not harvesting rain water.
DJB gave its nod for the project to lay peripheral main pipelines for unauthorised colonies in Qutab Vihar Phase-I and II, Goyala Vihar, and Pankaj Garden in Goyala Khurd under Matiala Assembly constituency. This will benefit over one lakh residents.
It also approved an interceptor sewer at the Yamuna Vihar waste water treatment plant, which will cost Rs 90 crore, including maintenance.
As much as 17 million gallons of sewage is received daily at the Yamuna Vihar STP against its operational capacity of 35 million gallons per day (MGD).
After the completion of the interceptor sewer, an additional 31.8 MGD of waste water will be received and this would require capacity augmentation.
The project of peripheral sewer in RK Puram, Greater Kailash-1, Nehru Place, Maharani Bagh and adjoining areas in south and south west Delhi at an estimated cost of Rs 49 crore was also approved at the meeting.
The Board accorded approval to the work of providing and laying sewer lines in Sainik Nagar Group of Colonies in Matiyala Constituency, which would improve hygiene in the area as well as pollution in Yamuna river by trapping untreated sewer currently flowing in to the drains and ultimately into the Yamuna.
Providing and laying of internal and peripheral sewer lines in Kamruddin Nagar Group of Colonies, falling under Nilothi Waste Water Treatment Plant catchment area, was also accorded approval.