Equal distribution of water and providing water from the tap to residents will be rolled out in phases by the government, she added.
“The population of the city has increased in the last 30 years, but the sewage management system and water supply system have not been replaced. The existing infrastructure has not been able to keep pace with the growth; hence, people are facing problems. We are working on improving the entire infrastructure, which was not done by the previous governments,” Gupta said. The chief minister was accompanied by Water Minister Parvesh Verma. During a recently held meeting with the sewage management wing of DJB, the minister was apprised about the capacity of existing sewage treatment plants (STPs) and the efforts being undertaken to increase the capacity, like rehabilitation and upgradation work. Currently, of the 37 STPs, 18 are under upgrade projects to increase the overall treatment capacity of DJB. PTI SSM VIT HIG HIG