New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Delhi Jal Board has taken a sequence of main choices to essentially change the best way Delhi’s water and sewerage providers are managed, with a transparent give attention to accountability, preventive upkeep, and higher service for residents.
The largest choice is the in-principle approval of a 17,969.93 crore, 10-year programme to overtake sewer upkeep throughout Delhi by a brand new ‘One Zone, One Operator’ mannequin, in accordance with the discharge.
Under the proposed system, Delhi shall be divided into eight zones, with one operator liable for your complete sewer community in every zone, together with sewer traces, manholes, pumping stations, and complaints. The system will transfer from reactive, complaint-based repairs to deliberate preventive upkeep, with geo-tagged inspections and real-time monitoring by a central command centre. It additionally supplies for 100% mechanical and robotic sewer cleansing, as per the discharge.Â
Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh stated the reform is finally about fixing duty.
“For a Delhi resident, it should not matter which officer, division, or contractor is responsible for a sewer. If there is a problem, the system should know about it, someone should be responsible for fixing it, and the work should be tracked till it is completed. That is the change we want to bring.”
The DJB at present maintains 11,212 km of sewer traces, 6.68 lakh manholes, and 145 pumping stations throughout 68 Assembly Constituencies. The new mannequin can even hyperlink funds to efficiency, with the target of quicker criticism decision and fewer sewer overflows.
The Board has additionally accredited a 6,044.05 crore challenge for complete transformation of South Delhi’s water provide infrastructure.
The challenge will cowl 247 sq km, 13 UGR command areas, 12 Assembly Constituencies, and a couple of,44,381 home shoppers. Smart meters, bulk movement meters, and chlorine and strain sensors shall be launched for real-time monitoring, correct metering, and water auditing.
The challenge targets dependable steady water provide, zero contamination, and discount of non-revenue water under 15%.
“We are not looking at water supply only in terms of laying more pipes. We have to know where water is going, where it is being lost, and whether the pressure and quality are right. Technology will help us make the system more accountable and efficient,” Parvesh Sahib Singh stated.
Apart from the Chandrawal and Wazirabad WTP command areas, the remainder of Delhi has been divided into six zones – South, South-West, West, North-West, East, and North-East.
Administrative approvals have been already accorded for the West and South-West zones, entailing an funding of 11,427 crore for complete transformation of the water provide infrastructure of West and South-West Delhi, together with 15 years of O&M. For the remaining three zones additionally, the marketing consultant has been engaged.
To strengthen sewage remedy and help the rejuvenation of the Yamuna, the Board has accredited the invitation of tenders for 13 new Sewage Treatment Plants with a mixed capability of 328 MGD, with an estimated price of seven,373 crore below NMCG funding.
A separate 5.5 MGD decentralised STP at Nayabans, Narela, costing 123.23 crore, has already been awarded.
“We have to stop untreated sewage from reaching the drains in the first place. Expanding treatment capacity is an important part of the work,” the Minister stated.
The long-pending Wazirabad Water Supply Project has additionally obtained recent momentum. The Board has given administrative approval for an estimated 1,214.58 crore bundle that features a new 80 MGD water remedy plant, automated raw-water consumption, and 15 years of operation and upkeep, together with rehabilitation of the prevailing 40 MGD plant.
An ADB top-up mortgage of three,505 crore has additionally been accredited for an additional 60 MGD plant, transmission upgrades, SCADA techniques, and distribution enhancements.
The Board has accredited the Delhi Water & Sewer (Tariff and Metering) Regulations, 2026, changing the 2012 guidelines. The new framework simplifies water and sewer connections, rationalises prices, supplies clearer billing provisions, and expands digital service choices. Rebates are additionally proposed for households adopting rainwater harvesting and wastewater recycling.
The Board has accredited 65.49 crore for rebuilding 25 Water Emergency Centres throughout Delhi as trendy, safe, and digitally enabled services.
Individual water connections could also be sanctioned to a dwelling/non-domestic unit the place technically possible and prescribed situations are met, regardless of constructing peak. Consumers should present ample water storage under 17.5 metres in peak, or as prescribed.
It has additionally moved ahead with implementation of the Rainwater Harvesting Policy, 2026, linking groundwater recharge with flood administration and bringing authorities buildings below obligatory compliance.
“Delhi needs a water system that works not only when everything is normal, but also when there is heavy rain, a sewer overflow, a tanker emergency, or a breakdown. These decisions are about building that kind of system, where planning, technology, and accountability work together,” Parvesh Sahib Singh stated. (ANI)