Explore possibility of free water in Dwarka, Jung tells DDA
9 May 2014 5:51 AM IST
Delhi’s Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to explore the possibility of providing free of charge water tankers to Dwarka for at least the next three months to tide over the water problem. DDA, in turn, said it will review the situation and assured the LT Governor that by 20 May water from 8 additional tube-wells shall be made available which will be able to serve Dwarka area.
Jung directed the DDA to speed up the work on these tube-wells so that additional water is immediately made available to the residents of Dwarka. He had earlier directed the DDA to supplement water supply to Dwarka.
He held a meeting in this regard with the Vice Chairman-DDA, Engineer Member-DDA, CEO-DJB, Member (Water) DJB, Deputy Commissioner (Revenue)-South West, tehsildar Dwarka and SDM Dwarka. The LG took another meeting with chief secretary and CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and heads of all Discoms and Power secretary regarding power and water issues, which is a follow up meeting to the one taken by him on 23 April.
In compliance with Jung’s instructions, the CEO of DJB said that in order to check spillage of water from tankers, they had inducted spill free stainless free tankers as also instituted the process of penalizing violation of their directives to the existing fleet of water tankers in Delhi.
Jung directed the DDA to speed up the work on these tube-wells so that additional water is immediately made available to the residents of Dwarka. He had earlier directed the DDA to supplement water supply to Dwarka.
He held a meeting in this regard with the Vice Chairman-DDA, Engineer Member-DDA, CEO-DJB, Member (Water) DJB, Deputy Commissioner (Revenue)-South West, tehsildar Dwarka and SDM Dwarka. The LG took another meeting with chief secretary and CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and heads of all Discoms and Power secretary regarding power and water issues, which is a follow up meeting to the one taken by him on 23 April.
In compliance with Jung’s instructions, the CEO of DJB said that in order to check spillage of water from tankers, they had inducted spill free stainless free tankers as also instituted the process of penalizing violation of their directives to the existing fleet of water tankers in Delhi.
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