New Delhi, Jun 24 (UNI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the mission of Delhi Government is to provide 24-hour clean water to the people of the National Capital, which will be achieved by 2024.
Mr Kejriwal, who is also the chairman of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) laid the foundation stone for the Water Treatment Plant in Chandrawal on Monday and said, 'The mission of Delhi Government is to provide 24-hour clean water to the people in the entire Delhi. The government is taking many steps in this direction, and we hope that till 2024, we will be able to provide clean water for 24 hrs to every citizen of the national capital. The plant will be ready in three years and 22 lakh people will get to drink clean water with the help of this plant.'
'We have inaugurated water treatment plant today, households in Rajendra Nagar, Civil Lines, Patel Nagar and Chandni Chowk would now get 24 hours clean drinking water supply," Mr Kejriwal said.
'Due to corruption, the DJB has been mismanaged for years, but since four and a half year we have improved its condition. Earlier 58 per cent of households used to get clean drinking water, now almost 88 per cent of households have a clean drinking water supply. We will gradually make this 100 per cent," he said.
He also said that he would request the Centre to increase the quota of water allocated for the national capital, which has remained unchanged since 1994.
'Delhi does not have a water source of its own. It's allocation of Yamuna and Ganga water was decided in 1994,' he said.
"In the last 25 years, the city's population has increased from 1.25 crore to 2.25 crore, but its water quota remains unchanged, barring what we received through the Munak Canal. We will urge the Centre to increase it," Mr Kejriwal said.
'Delhi is the national capital and ensuring enough drinking water in the city is a collective responsibility of every government. We are not demanding water for irrigation, we need drinking water,' he said.
On Delhi's law and order situation, Mr Kejriwal said, 'We need to work together to improve the law and order situation in Delhi. Delhi Government has started installation of CCTV cameras in Delhi at a large scale. This will help a lot in controlling crime in the capital.'
'We will get the feed of any crime taking place in the city. It will help in taking necessary steps immediately. All the agencies, governments and the residents of Delhi need to work together. We will fully cooperate with the central government from our side. Keeping politics at bay, we need to work together to improve the law & order situation in the city,' he added.
The 105 million gallons of water per day (MGD) water treatment plant at Chandrawal will be constructed at a cost of Rs 598 crore in three years.
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