Delhi LG hits out at Arvind Kejriwal on water scarcity issue: ‘….thousands of crores into a leaking bucket’
“unaccounted for water" is just 5 percent, compared to Delhi’s 58 percent. Even other Indian cities fare much better than Delhi - Chennai (35 percent), Mumbai (27 percent), Pune (35 percent). In 2015, of the 906 MGD of water treated, only 498 MGD was accounted for.
In 2022-23, of the 946 MGD treated, barely 397 MGD are accounted for. “Accordingly, over the last decade, net water availability has decreased by more than 100 MGD due to the criminal neglect by AAP Government. The flow meters which were procured for more than ₹250 crores, have completely failed to plug water leakages," the LG said.
“The rich in the city staying in affluent colonies have round the clock water supply and get as high as 500 litre per person per day- which translates to nearly 35 buckets of water per person per day. In unauthorized colonies and slums, water availability is less than 50 litre per person per day. Many of these settlements receive water supply for barely half an hour a day.
In some cases, water is supplied on alternate days," he added. In Delhi, 7 percent of households - an average of 20 lakh people, still do not receive piped water supply. The accumulated loan and interest liability of DJB stands at a staggering ₹73,000 crores, the letter concluded.
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