Delhi Jal Board
Wastage of water is a serious crime and you may end up paying for it. In Delhi, a penalty of upto Rs 2000 will be imposed on the residents if the water tanks in their complexes are found overflowing. This initiative has been taken by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and will penalize someone who [...] Continue Reading »
Recently, a workshop on proper usage of water was held in the national capital. The workshop was organized by Delhi Jal Board in order to remember the World Water Day 2012. The main theme was ‘Water policy for Delhi‘ and officials also had a consent on adopting water efficiency rated devices which could help in [...] Continue Reading »
In New Delhi the residents belonging to several extensions have complete got used to breathe in and out only the dusty air, fresh air no more exists in the walled city. A road near Balco market has been reported for similar issue wherein it has been years since the road is tarred properly henceforth the road [...] Continue Reading »
Residents in Delhi are reeling under acute water shortage. The shortage is mainly because of the inability of the Delhi Jal Board to treat water. Officials in the Jal Board had blamed the frequent power-cuts to be the main reason as to why the water treatment work could not be carried out in time. Earlier the Jal [...] Continue Reading »
An average household that consumes 50 kilolitres of water (around 5,000 buckets) every two months and is charged R1,800, is paying R1,960 since January 2011. Till 2014, every year, the bill will go up by 10% of the amount paid in December. Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the city’s sole water utility, increased the water charges [...] Continue Reading »
Mayur Vihar has been facing water related problems. Residents claim that the wastage in the water regulator pit is contaminating the water supply in the area.The tap water is so bad that it gives a foul smell even after purifying. The purified water has to be boiled to make it drinkable. In Mayur Vihar Phase [...] Continue Reading »
In Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi, the pipelines are very old and were laid nearly 25 years back. Over a period of time they have rusted and sewage water gets mixed with drinking water which is supplied to the area. While residents have been complaining to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) but they claim till [...] Continue Reading »
Despite strict regulations groundwater levels in the city’s south and southwest districts has declined. The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) take up the matter with Delhi chief secretary P K Tripathi who in turn directed Delhi Jal Board to probe groundwater decline. In 2010-11 only about 350 permissions were granted for borewells by the Delhi [...] Continue Reading »
While the government is fighting the Centre for Renuka Dam and Haryana for the Munak Canal, Delhiites have come together in a unique initiative to make the city self-sufficient by 2016. Blue Delhi program an unique initiative by Delhi residents towards making Delhi self sufficient in its water resources. Delhi has no additional sources of [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Vasant Enclave have not been getting regular water supply for three weeks now. Until three weeks ago, the residents of 44 households in south Delhi’s Vasant Enclave area were getting contaminated water that would stink. They stopped using supply water and got their tanks cleaned. Now the residents had to rely on Delhi [...] Continue Reading »
