nIn order to supplement water availability in deficient areas across the National Capital and to meet peak summer demand, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has completed a series of works such as installing 254 new tube-wells this year, up-gradation of ‘Water Treatment Plant’ (WTP) and replacement of old and rusted pipes besides fixing leakage to achieve targeted 925 MGD (millions of gallons per day) of potable water production.

Every year water demand in the city reaches to its peak during the summers. To carter the need of consumers during the summer, the DJB has targeted water production of about 925 MGD in its summer action plan by optimizing all its resources, a senior DJB official said.

The DJB will also deploy 1,077 tankers between April and July in water deficient areas to meet the demand. It has identified 8738 numbers of supply points for delivery of water on daily basis through tankers.

To monitors the movement of ‘Stainless Steel Tankers’ the DJB has also put an efficient mechanism in place by equipping it with GPS (Global Positioning System). “Many of areas which are either deficient or not connected with pipe lines are supplied water by tankers during summer. Now with installation of GPS, the DJB can monitor the movements of these tankers,” he said.

As many as 117 water ATM and e-piaos have been installed by DJB in water deficit areas and strategic locations to reduce chances of water unavailability, he further said.

The civic body has also carried out works to upgrade WTPs and associated pumping installations through measures like replacement of old pumps, old panels and other accessories for their optimum performance.

“All preventive maintenance activities for water treatment plants  and associated infrastructure including for standby arrangements has been completed and ordinarily there will not be any requirement for shutdown of water treatment plants and associated pumping installations during peak summer months,” he said.

The official further said that daily trips of tankers will be optimised to supplement drinking water demand in both the areas that are not connected with pipe lines and in deficient areas depending on the requirement, he said, adding that tanker filling capacity at each filling point location has also been optimized. There will be 155 tanker filling hydrants in operation for improved efficiency in deployment of water tankers.