Printed on: Dec 03, 2025 04:58 am IST
The 42.7 sq. km space has a resident inhabitants of 0.25 million and floating inhabitants of round 1.6-2.0 million per day.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is about to conduct a complete research of the water provide community in Lutyens’ Delhi to create a 25-year water grasp plan for the world, an official stated on Tuesday.
The civic physique invited bids for the venture on November 28 and the chosen company will likely be required to develop the masterplan in a 12 months. The Lutyens’ Delhi has a bigger floating inhabitants compared to the residents.
As per the NDMC report, the 42.7 sq. km space has a resident inhabitants of 0.25 million and floating inhabitants of round 1.6-2.0 million per day.
“The research will concentrate on all facets of the water provide community within the space from alternative of previous provide strains, upgradation of underground water reservoirs, provide to slum clusters in addition to steps wanted to make New Delhi extra water safe via further storages and again up plans,” a senior NDMC official stated.
Whereas remainder of town will get water from the Delhi Jal Board, the NDMC acts because the water utility for the Lutyens’ Delhi. Nevertheless, the civic physique is reliant on the DJB for sourcing its uncooked water provide.
An NDMC official stated that the present demand within the space is about 148 MLD (million litres per day) whereas the provision via DJB is about 125 MLD.
