Greater Kailash to Vasant Kunj — Delhi reels under water shortage; no relief until November 1

According to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar h2o attraction plants (WTPs) are functioning lone astatine 30% capableness and person to trust temporarily connected the Yamuna.

The Yamuna, however, saw the ammonia levels emergence — to much than 1.5 parts per cardinal (ppm) — affecting attraction capacity.

With a capableness of 110 cardinal gallons per time (MGD) and 140 MGD respectively, Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar WTPs process h2o from some Ganga and Yamuna rivers.

According to the DJB, until October 21, Ganga h2o was to beryllium received done ponding astatine assorted locations crossed the Upper Ganga Canal. However, the proviso from Ganga was disrupted owed to a scheduled yearly attraction enactment by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department. The WTPs were past expected to beryllium babelike connected the Yamuna stream for an alternate root of earthy h2o until midnight of October 31. But the precocious ammonia contented successful the Yamuna meant that the WTPs could not process earthy h2o from the river.

“Hence, the accumulation astatine Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar has been curtailed up to 30% of the capacity. Further, the accumulation would beryllium wholly upon the prime of earthy h2o successful Yamuna. The accumulation from these plants shall alteration accordingly,” the h2o authorization stated.

Meanwhile, DJB vice-chairperson Vinay Mishra, who inspected Sonia Vihar WTP, blamed the Haryana authorities for the alleged discharge of concern waste. “The Delhi authorities volition soon speech to the Haryana authorities and resoluteness this contented truthful that Delhiites tin get cleanable water. Also, due instructions were fixed to the officers to guarantee that erstwhile the prime of h2o improves, the h2o attraction works plant astatine 100% capacity,” helium posted connected X.

The Delhi authorities blamed the concern discarded discharge from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the emergence successful ammonia levels successful Yamuna, which has present led to a 30% alteration successful h2o production. “Ammonia spikes person been repeatedly detected, astir notably successful January and February this year, impacting production, particularly astatine the Wazirabad WTP. Recently, ammonia contented reached 0.9 ppm, rendering the h2o unsuitable for attraction and further limiting WTP operations,” it stated.