Days after the report released by Niti Aayog on shortage of water, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured that the capital will not face any such issue in next two years.
"There is problem of water supply in some areas of the city.
"Water will then flow and travel up to Wazirabad.
These are the datelines for phase-wise roll-out of the water treatment process," the government said in a statement.
After informing about the plans, the chief minister of Delhi said that the work of the Burari STP would be completed by June next year.
Knowing the rising demand of water, the Delhi government will increase water availability by 15 – 20 per cent in next two years and 50 per cent in five years.
"Reviving these lakes will lead to increase in groundwater level in the surrounding areas…. We also plan to inject treated STP water into the ground to ensure that groundwater level does not fall, especially in areas where groundwater level is fairly high as of now," Kejriwal said.
The government has been negotiating with the Uttar Pradesh government to concretise the canal through which water comes to the national capital from the neighbouring state.
Highlights from Niti Aayog Report: India is suffering from ‘the worst water crisis’ in its history with about 60 crore people facing high to extreme water stress and about two lakh people dying every year due to inadequate access to safe water, Niti Aayog said in a report today.
The report, titled ‘Composite Water Management Index’ released by Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari, further said the crisis is only going to get worse.