A solution for at least 30,000 Delhi wallahs' water woes

July 09, 2015 08:13

Delhi Jal Board along with an NGO will today start a pilot project 'Sujala Dhara' to recycle raw sewage into safe and portable drinking water.

The project which is set-up at Keshopur Sewage Treatment Plant in Vikaspuri will be inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today.

DJB has partnered with charitable trust SANA to install a plant to convert raw sewage waste into safe and potable drinking water.

As per DJB this plant is powered by Solar Energy to ensure that the entire eco system of the technology is environment friendly and sustainable.

SANA has installed water purifying station which can produce around 4,000 litre of clean water in an hour. It can generate over 33,000 litres of water daily if powered only by Solar but up to 72,000 litres of water daily if powered by both Solar and electricity.

"Delhi is facing acute shortage of water and the state of ground water and water body is deteriorating. This technology can meet the drinking water requirement of almost 30,000 residents daily.

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