New Delhi: Several parts of the national capital will witness a shortage in water supply until November 1 due to high ammonia content in the Yamuna River, announced the Delhi Jal Board. The water supply authority said that the affected areas include parts of South, Northeast, and East Delhi and also areas falling under the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
In a tweet, the Delhi Jal Board said, “!!WATER ALERT!! Due to maintenance on the Upper Ganga Canal, Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar WTPs are operating at 30% capacity, relying temporarily on the Yamuna. Water supply may be affected till November 1, 2024 in following areas. We regret the inconvenience. #DJB #ALERT #UPDATE”
DJB’s announcement
The DJB added that the raw water source of 110MGD Bhagirathi WTP and 140 MGD Sonia Vihar WTP is Upper Ganga Canal Muradnagar, UP. Due to scheduled annual maintenance across Upper Ganga Canal by UP Irrigation department w.e.f 12th October 2024 to 31st October 2024, the UGC was closed from Haridwar on 12th NotificationsOctober 2024 Midnight. During this closure period, UP Irrigation department and UP Jal Nigam carried out repair and maintenance of Barrages, Regulators, 24in following Desilting of various online storages, setting tanks at Muradnagar and conduits repair work. The Ganga water is being received from UGC at both WTPs due to ponding at various online storages across canal which has now been closed completely w.e.f. 21st October 2024. Subsequently, Ganga water supply to these WTPs has been stopped.”
It added, “The Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar WTPs now depends on River Yamuna for alternate source of Raw water till 31st October 2024 Midnight. But, due to high ammonia content i.e. above 1.5 ppm in raw water at River Yamuna, it is difficult to treat the Yamuna raw water. Hence, the production at Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar has been curtailed up to 30% of the capacity. Further, the production would depend entirely upon the quality of Raw water at River Yamuna and production from these plants shall vary accordingly.”
The Delhi Jal Board said that due to these maintenance works, water supply will remain affected till November 1 in some parts of the city.
Delhi water cut till Nov 1: List of affected areas
- East Delhi: Sonia Vihar, Karawal Nagar, Gokulpuri, Dilshad Garden, Babarpur, Nandnagari, Shandara, Tahirpur, Geeta Colony, Mayur Vihar, Laxmi Nagar, Kondli, Yamuna Vihar, Dallupura, Jaffrabad, Karawal Nagar, Jhilmil, Shakarpur, Vivek Vihar, Mandawali, Jagatpuri, Karkardooma, Krishna Nagar, Shalimar Park, Patparganj, Vishvakarma Park, Preet Vihar, Lalita Park, Shastri Park, Seelampur, Brahmpuri, and Kailash Nagar.
- South Delhi: Jal Vihar, Sarai Kale Khan, Moolchand Hospital, Lajpat Nagar, Vasant Kunj, Greater Kailash, Okhla, Kalkaji, Devli, Kalkaji Extension, Ambedkar Nagar, G.B. Pant Polytechnic, Govindpuri, Okhla Sabzi Mandi, Shyam Nagar Colony, Dakshin Puri, Amar Colony, Shahpur Jat, Panchsheel Park, Kotla Mubarakpur, Sidhartha Nagar, Sarita Vihar, Apollo, Malviya Nagar, G.K. North, Deer Park, Srinivaspuri, Gitanjali, G.K. South, and Chhatarpur.
- North East Delhi: Sonia Vihar, Gokulpuri, Babarpur, Karawal Nagar, Dilshad Garden, Tahirpur, Shandara, and Nandnagari.
- NDMC areas: Part of NDMC and adjoining areas.
Delhi Jal Board helpline number
- Mandawali Water Emergency: 22727812, 9810091769
- Loni Road Water Emergency: 22814518, 22816023
- Yamuna Vihar Water Emergency: 22817228
- Jagriti SPS Water Emergency: 22374834, 22374237
- Greater Kailash: 29234746, 29234747
- Giri Nagar: 26473720
- Vasant Kunj: 26137216
- Jal Sadan: 29819035, 29814106
- Sarita Vihar/Okhla: 26388976
The Delhi Jal Board urged all the city residents to store adequate amount of water in advance and use it judiciously. It added that water tankers will be available on demand by calling the Jal Board’s helpline or central control room number.
