Delhi's Water Future: Three New Plants to Boost Supply

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has announced plans to construct three new water treatment plants to enhance the capital’s water supply. The upcoming facilities will be located in Iradat Nagar (near Narela), Najafgarh (southwest Delhi), and Chhatarpur (south Delhi), collectively adding 235 million gallons per day (MGD) of treated water to the city's distribution system—80 MGD each from Iradat Nagar and Chhatarpur, and 75 MGD from Najafgarh.

To support this expansion, DJB will source water from proposed dams in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. A major portion—275 MGD—is expected from a dam on the Giri River in Himachal Pradesh, for which DJB has already paid ₹214.84 crore to the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL).

Additional contributions include ₹8.1 crore for the Kishau Dam on the Tons River and ₹7.7 crore for the Lakhwar Vyasi Dam on the Yamuna River, both located in Uttarakhand.

In parallel, DJB will undertake a ₹300-crore project to lay an 11-km pipeline from the Haiderpur Plant to the Wazirabad Barrage to mitigate disruptions caused by ammonia contamination in raw water supplies.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.