DELHI JAL BOARD124TH BOARD MEETING HELD

Based on the Internationally acclaimed model of Savda Ghevra, DJB to set up R.O. Plants and Water Dispensing Units in various parts of Delhi
Board to construct 8 MGD Waste Water Pumping Station at the Ghitorni Wastewater Treatment Plant
Board to provide water distribution system in Begampur Extn. And Begamvihar A, B, C, D and E block

Sh. Kapil Mishra, Hon’ble Chairperson, Delhi Jal Board and Minister of Water, Govt. of NCT of Delhi chaired the 124th Board meeting of the Delhi Jal Board, held on 30th September, 2015 and welcomed Vice Chairman, Dinesh Mohaniya to his first Board Meeting. During the meeting, the Members of the Board deliberated upon and approved key projects/schemes to benefit the citizens of Delhi.
To supplement the potable water supply in water deficit areas, an innovative pilot project was earlier implemented at Savda Ghevra based on R.O. technology and decentralized water dispensing units. The project was very well received by the residents of the Savda Ghevra colony and had also earned appreciation from the Queen of the Netherlands in her visit to the Delhi state. Encouraged by the success of the model, it was decided to replicate it in other parts of the city with 280 ATM’s located at unauthorised colonies and JJ clusters of Khyala, Vishnu Garden, Patelnagar, Ranjit Marg, Narayan Vihar, Mahipalpur Dabas, Nithari, Burari, Jindpur, Ibrahimpur, Shadipur, Okhla Vihar, Hamidpur, Bahrauli, Tikrikhurd and Bindapuri of the city. It is estimated that about 29 decentralized R.O. based plants can be installed at various locations across Delhi on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. The areas for installing these plants have been identified. The Board approved the award of work and speedy implementation of the project.
The Board gave approval to the work of laying water pipelines of varying diameters in Begumpur Extension, Rajeev Nagar at a total estimated cost of Rs.4.82 Crores. At present, drinking water is being provided to this colony through tankers. The Board also accorded approval to the work of laying water distribution system in Begumpur Extension & Begum Vihar A, B, C, D and E Block at a total estimated cost of Rs. 3.93 crores. Begum Vihar will receive water from Haiderpur Water Treatment Plant-I through Sector-23 Rohini UGR & BPS.
Sh. Kapil Mishra, Hon’ble Chairperson, Delhi Jal Board and Minister for Water, Govt. of NCT of Delhi said, “As members of DJB, we should take pride in the fact that this summer the water situation has improved drastically. It has been the special focus of the Delhi Government to ensure easy access to potable water to the maximum number of people in Delhi. We want to bring more areas into the piped water supply network, especially those which are presently being served by our tanker services. The Board has started the work of laying the water distribution system in Begumpur Extension, Rajeev Nagar, Begum Vihar A, B, C, D and E Block and Batla House. This will bring a significant improvement in the living conditions of the residents of these areas.” Further, Sh. Mishra also announced that in a bid to bring transparency in the working of the Board and involve all stakeholders,the agenda and minutes of the meeting be put on the DJB website.
Sh. S.S.Yadav, CEO DJB said, ” The Board is committed to providing piped drinking water supply to every household, in line with the policy of the Government. It is DJB’s endeavour to extend piped water supply in a time-bound manner in the next three years to those unauthorised colonies which are dependent on water tankers to meet the daily requirements.”
For bringing about overall improvement of the sewerage system, the Board has accorded approval to the proposal for the construction of the 8 MGD Waste Water Pumping Station in the premises of the already existing 5 MGD Ghitorni Wastewater Treatment Plant. The construction of the 8 MGD Wastewater Pumping Station will help in the abatement of pollution in the Yamuna river. The estimated cost for the construction of the plant is Rs. 7.64 Crores, inclusive of 10 years O&M cost. The expected completion period of the project is 15 months including 1 month trial period.
The Board has given administrative approval to the estimate of concurred approval of Rs. 1535.76 lacs for maintenance of the 200 and 270 cusec Raw Water Conduits of Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant for the year 2015-16.
With the mandate of bringing more and more households in the piped water supply ambit, the Board has approved the proposal of laying water distribution system in Batla House- an unauthorised colony registered under the Okhla Constituency. Presently, the water is provided to this unauthorised colony through water tankers and tube wells. The estimated cost of laying the internal water pipe lines is Rs. 5.00 Crores.
As a part of its employee welfare schemes, the payment of Ex-gratia (ad-hoc bonus) has been approved by the Board for the accounting year 2014-2015 to the eligible employees of Delhi Jal Board.