The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to commission by September 10 about 10 borewells in Dwarka here so the residents there will get some relief from water crisis.
A bench of justices B D Ahmed and S Mridul noted that six of the 16 borewells in the area are already functional and the remaining 10 are waiting for some electric work to be finished. When all of them become functional, they will together provide about 1.4 million gallons per day (MGD) of water.
"Remaining 10 borewells be commissioned by September 10, 2014," the bench said adding "we expect assurances are fully met and there is no further delay in completion of project as it would bring relief to residents of Dwarka".
The bench passed the order on two separate pleas of Delhi EPDP CGHS and Dwarka Forum who have moved the court seeking directions to the authorities, including the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), to provide more water to it.
The two organisations, representing residents of Dwarka, have contended that they require 17.5 MGD of water. They have said they were earlier getting 3 MGD of water which increased to 4 MGD after about six borewells were dug by DDA in the area.
Appearing for the DJB, advocate Sumeet Pushkarna contended that it is providing around 4 MGD water to Dwarka, through the DDA, from its water treatment plant at Nangloi.
"Apart from that, they are getting about 2 MGD from other sources," he said, adding the residents there want more borewells to be dug.
He also said a 40 MGD water treatment plant, set up at a cost of over Rs 800 crore, has been built in Dwarka and is awaiting water from Munak canal for it to become operational.
He said once the plant becomes operational, it will solve the water woes of Dwarka.
The DDA said it is dependant on the DJB to supply water in Dwarka.
