A number of components of South and Central Delhi will proceed to reel underneath water scarcity until November 1, with upkeep in two remedy crops and excessive air pollution ranges within the Yamuna hitting the provision.
The affected areas embody prime areas corresponding to Lajpat Nagar, Mayur Vihar, Laxmi Nagar, Preet Vihar, Larger Kailash, Vasant Kunj, Kalkaji, Amar Colony, Panchsheel Park, Sarita Vihar, Malviya Nagar, Geetanjali Enclave and a number of other areas underneath the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
In accordance with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar water remedy crops (WTPs) are functioning solely at 30% capability and must rely quickly on the Yamuna.
The Yamuna, nonetheless, noticed the ammonia ranges rise — to greater than 1.5 components per million (ppm) — affecting remedy capability.
With a capability of 110 million gallons per day (MGD) and 140 MGD respectively, Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar WTPs course of water from each Ganga and Yamuna rivers.
In accordance with the DJB, till October 21, Ganga water was to be obtained by ponding at varied areas throughout the Higher Ganga Canal. Nonetheless, the provision from Ganga was disrupted because of a scheduled annual upkeep work by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Division. The WTPs had been then alleged to be depending on the Yamuna river for an alternate supply of uncooked water till midnight of October 31. However the excessive ammonia content material within the Yamuna meant that the WTPs couldn’t course of uncooked water from the river.
“Therefore, the manufacturing at Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar has been curtailed as much as 30% of the capability. Additional, the manufacturing would rely fully upon the standard of uncooked water in Yamuna. The manufacturing from these crops shall range accordingly,” the water authority said.
In the meantime, DJB vice-chairperson Vinay Mishra, who inspected Sonia Vihar WTP, blamed the Haryana authorities for the alleged discharge of commercial waste. “The Delhi authorities will quickly discuss to the Haryana authorities and resolve this difficulty in order that Delhiites can get clear water. Additionally, applicable directions got to the officers to make sure that when the standard of water improves, the water remedy plant works at 100% capability,” he posted on X.
The Delhi authorities blamed the economic waste discharge from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the rise in ammonia ranges in Yamuna, which has now led to a 30% lower in water manufacturing. “Ammonia spikes have been repeatedly detected, most notably in January and February this yr, impacting manufacturing, particularly on the Wazirabad WTP. Not too long ago, ammonia content material reached 0.9 ppm, rendering the water unsuitable for remedy and additional limiting WTP operations,” it said.
