Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials to prepare a detailed action plan to resolve the issue of water contamination in parts of the capital. India News | Arvind Kejriwal Asks DJB Officials to Resolve Issue of Water Contamination.
Delhi Water Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, requesting him to approve the city government's water augmentation projects such as the rejuvenation of lakes and installation of tubewells on DDA land.
Arvind Kejriwal said the DJB s water supply capacity has increased from 850 MGD in 2015 to 1,000 MGD now and that he has set an ambitious target to further enhance it to a range of 1,200-1,300 MGD within two to three years.
Delhi gets 675 MGD of water from Hayana through two canals and the Yamuna, and 253 MGD from Uttar Pradesh through the Upper Ganga Canal. The rest is drawn from ranney wells and tubewells installed across the city.