In response to the escalating water crisis and intense summer heat, the Kejriwal government has announced significant measures to ensure efficient water management across the city. ADM-SDM level officers will be tasked with monitoring the water pipeline to prevent leakage and wastage. Additionally, a team of Tehsildars and other officials will form a ‘Quick Response Team’ to arrange water tankers and address water-related complaints promptly. Delhi Revenue Minister Ms. Atishi has directed the Chief Secretary to deploy special ADM/SDM teams to oversee the main water distribution network, from the primary water source to treatment plants and on to the primary UGR, to ensure no water is wasted due to leakage.
Notably, in the meeting held on 30.05.2024 regarding the issue of prevailing heat wave conditions and the rise in demand for water, it was decided that from 5th June onwards ADM/SDM level officers would be deployed in each Zone, along with a team of Tehsildars and other officials who will act as a ‘Quick Response Team’ for provision of water tankers and resolution of water-related complaints.
In written communication, Delhi Revenue Minister Ms. Atishi directs the Chief Secretary to ensure that ‘Quick Response Teams’ shall monitor and inspect the main water distribution network – from water sources to our water treatment plants and from WTPs to primary UGRs.
Minister Atishi further instructs, “These teams shall inspect the major pipelines to ensure that there is NO leakage in any pipeline and if there is any leakage, it must be repaired within 12 hours. At this time of water shortage, not a single drop of water can be wasted.”
“A daily compiled report of all the inspections made in this regard by every Quick Response Team to be submitted to the office of the Minister (Ms. Atishi) by 5:00 PM every day,” the letter concludes.
