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Sandeep Joshi
NEW DELHI: After failing miserably to ensure proper supply to water-starved residents, the Delhi Jal Board is now planning to release water from its plants on a rotation basis, particularly in areas where the crisis is more intense. The water utility officials feel that in this way they would not only be able to ensure better supply but also ensure that people do not use booster pumps. According to DJB sources, the entire plan of action for this new system is being chalked out and field officials have been deputed to identify where the demand and supply ratio was improper and give an assessment of how the timings for the supply in there areas be fixed. They also revealed that already in some North-East Delhi localities the new plan was being implemented where the supply was being done on rotation basis. The scheme has evoked satisfactory response from residents, they claimed. Senior water utility officials are very optimistic about the new plan as they feel that it would allow them to supply water more efficiently and concentrate area-wise so that people's grievances could be addressed more effectively, they said, adding that the new plan would also help in checking use of booster pump as due to proper supply in good pressure, people would not require to use the same. The sources said use of booster-pumps by residents has always been a cause of concern for DJB officials as it not only affects smooth flow of water in pipelines by disturbing pressure maintained during the supply from the source and create imbalance in supply. Hoping that satisfactory supply would help in calming people's frayed tempers, they said the idea was to supply water in three equal instalments during the day, mainly morning, afternoon and evening. Field officials would divide an area into different sections and then water would be supplied for equally in these areas during the day by informing the residents in advance. Mainly water-starved areas of South, East, North-East and West Delhi are likely to be covered by the scheme mainly during this summer, they said.
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