DJB to fund new water project
Waking up to its future water demands, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) today decided to commit Rs.1,080 crores towards the Lakhwar Vyasi hydroelectric project, which is coming up on the river Yamuna, 75 km
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DJB installs new filter device at Okhla plant
To attain water sustainability through its Water Treatment Plants (WTPs), the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has installed a membrane bio-reactor (MBR) plant to conduct the feasibility study at Okhla Sewage
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In theatres near you : Water conservation film starring Dikshit
The next time you go to a cinema hall, you might just bump into the chief minister and sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan's family advising you to conserve water. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has made short films
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DJB to install GPS to keep track of water tankers
The Delhi Jal Board would now track the movements of its water tankers. These tankers will be fitted with global positionin system. Officials believe that GPS will prevent wastage of water by
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DJB failed to raise capacity of water plants
The Delhi government has miserably failed to enhance capacity of its water treatment plants in the city. The Delhi Jal Board has, not increased capacity of its treatment capacity of its treatment
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Puja material chokes water pumps, supply hit
New Delhi: Not only were the large scale immersions on the occasion of Dashmi on Monday detrimental to the river, they have also ensured that large parts of Delhi do not get water supply for almost five days.
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GPS will keep tankers in line
New Delhi: Finally this year, DJB’s much touted GPS-enabled tankers will be out on the capital’s roads. The agency will acquire 400 stainless steel tankers this summer and tender them out to private operators,
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Sheila promises more power and water for Capital
Keeping in sight the pivotal role of water and power in an election year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit presenting the Delhi budget in the State Assembly on Wednesday promised an augmented power and water supply. She announced that her government will pursue the release of the additional 80 MGD of water through the Munak canal that is being withheld by Haryana and push for early commencement of work related to the construction of the Renuka dam, which is expected to alleviate Delhi’s water woes. Ms. Dikshit said though the project has been declared a national project, work has been held up in the absence of clearances from the Ministry of Environment.
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Delhi Jal Board comed under fire
The Chief Minister, Shiela Dikshit, who is also the Chairperson of the Delhi Jal Board, had convened a meeting of the East Delhi MLAs and Councillors to take stock of the situation in view of the
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24 x 7 Mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding the controversial 24x7 scheme of the Delhi Jal Board has deepened further with a majority of the Planning Commission members and officers expressing "ignorance'' about any
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DJB boring, tubewells yield scam running into lakhs
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has discovered gross financial irregularities in awarding of contracts for small works in its south zone. In an internal audit, the board has found that its own officials went
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No action, only drip service in DJB review meeting
Delhi Chief minister Sheila Dikshit and her Cabinet ministers reviewed the progress and implementation of the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) summer action plan. However, more than its future course of
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Yet another plan to infuse life into the Yamuna
After spending crores of rupees on cleansing the Yamuna passing through Delhi, the government on Thursday launched yet another programme of public awareness involving schoolchildren and NGOs. The idea, officials say, is to reach out to and involve the citizens of Delhi in the cleaning the Yamuna.
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Supreme Court concerned over pollution in Yamuna
Pulls up the Centre, U.P., Haryana and Delhi for the mess The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the worsening quality of water in the Yamuna due to high level of pollution though over Rs 1,800 crores had been spent to contain pollution. A Bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and Madan B. Lokur, hearing a petition relating to Yamuna water said, “It is unfortunate that huge amount of public funds are spent without showing any improvement in water quality.”
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Involve IIT experts in Yamuna clean-up: SC
Expressing “anguish” over the fact that Yamuna water in Delhi had become filthy despite thousands of crores being spent to improve its quality, the Supreme Court today said it was perhaps time to involve
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Fresh orders on water harvesting
`Directives have been issued to all the government departments to install rain water harvesting systems in its buildings,' said a senior official The Delhi government has issued fresh directives to all its departments, local bodies and public sector undertakings to install rain water harvesting systems in their buildings in a move to overcome water shortage in the city.
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Privatisation of water opposed
Delhi Jal Board's employees have accused the board of privatising various operations. Water, Sewer and Sewage Disposal Employees Union has pointed out that in the last two months DJB has invited
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DJB to set up iron-removal water plant
Delhi residents may finally get to say good bye to the red and brown coloured wter flowing out of their taps. Delhi Jal board (DJB) will set up a 31 MGD iron-removal water treatment plant (WTP)
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Water, power crises continue
Several parts of the Delhi continued to reel under a severe water crisis today with the residents complaining that they did not receive any supply from the Delhi Jal Board. Even those who did claimed
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40 pc water lost due to leakages: DJB tells HC
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) admits that more than 40 per cent of the total water supply is wasted daily due to leakages in the pipeline. This fact had come to light when the Delhi High Court, while