A total of 100 water treatment plants will be set up to feed kiosks or ATMs in North and North-West Delhi. This would benefit about 5 lakh people living in unauthorised colonies, JJ clusters and villages.
The RO water dispensing units will be set up by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), which signed a memorandum of understanding with the Delhi Jal Board regarding the project on Tuesday. Each plant will cater to about five to 10 ATMs in its vicinity.
The corporate social responsibility initiative will be the third project in the water utility’s plan to expand water ATM facilities. Currently, the pre-paid water kiosks can be found in Savda Ghevra and Raj Nagar. The Jal Board plans to install 500 such ATMs this year.
Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung said: “This government-corporate partnership will help to explore new opportunities to benefit society.”
The Jal Board said 10 of the plants will be installed by March, followed by 45 each in 2016 and 2017. The cost of setting up and maintaining the plants will be borne by TPDDL, and the Jal Board will facilitate by providing land and raw water.
