Delhi Jal Board
Due to the political turmoil in the city over the past two months, the development work in the 1,000-odd regularized colonies has almost come to a standstill in the Capital. The work to provide the basic amenities to Lakhs of people of living in these colonies had been initiated in late 2012 and early 2013. [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Jal Board has considered the importance of getting additional water for the National Capital Region after the environmentalists have demanded a fresh environment impact assessment (EIA) with the Lakhwar (of the Lakhwar-Vyasi) project in Uttarakhand. They have also demanded that no dam should be constructed on Yamuna River and the Yamuna basin to [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Delhi are shocked to see their water bills. A resident has received bill amounting to Rs. Rs 14,340 whereas, the bill till last January was Rs 6,151. This is not the only case, there are more similar cases like this, where amount in the bill is just unimaginable. A Vasant Kunj resident’s bill [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- In a latest innovation by the Delhi Jal Board, the errors of an increased or a decreased bill will be sorted out by the exceptional billing account which is the new online billing system. According to Debashree Mukherjee, CEO, DJB, they had planned to launch the portal during the first billing cycle but were not able [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The Nodal Steering Committee was appointed by the High Court on the unauthorized construction and encroachment and asked the deputy commissioners to address the power distribution companies (discoms) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in order to disconnect the water and electricity supply. Also the sub-registrar of the zones were not allowed to register any unauthorized property. In [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to find a solution to the water contamination problem in South Extension I. DJB has been asked to replace corroded pipeline before the roads are carpeted. Court has also asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to carry out quality-checks of works. The check would have [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi cabinet has approved a proposal to make rainwater harvesting system mandatory for all new buildings in the city. The government has asked the Delhi Jal Board to come up with the guidelines on the issue. Earlier, the government had proposed that proper water connection should be issued to the buildings which are equipped with [...] Continue Reading »
To gather people’s feedback on local governance and deficiency, the Sheila Dikshit government has decided to hold its largest-ever bhagidari workshop in the capital from June 26. Over 3,500 residents welfare associations have been invited at the event to be held at Talkatora Stadium from June 26 to July 6. The government has asked Asian Centre for Organization [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi Jal Board and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise will be signing an agreement on Wednesday for treatment of sewage water for drinking purposes at the Coronation Pillar sewage treatment plant. Singapore-based Temasek Foundation will be funding 70 per cent of the total project cost. A water restoration plant will be built, which has a capacity of 40 million gallons per day, [...] Continue Reading »
For residents in Delhi, it is water more costlier than petrol for the moment! From past two weeks, it has become a nightmare for the denizens as they are facing water crisis in the days of high humidity. It all started with few areas, but now has spread across most parts of Delhi like quick [...] Continue Reading »
