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DJB says Delhi's water distribution not being privatised | | The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Thursday rejected media reports of it being
privatised, saying that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has only encouraged and sanctioned the
DJB's move to go in for a public-private partnership model. A DJB release issued today said
water supply in Delhi was not being privatised, and that Chief Minister Dikshit has repeatedly
said that the equitable distribution of water
in Delhi is the need of the hour. The DJB statement said that pilot projects in
certain areas under the Public Private Participation (PPP) model are proposed
to be undertaken to improve and revamp DJB’s existing water supply, transmission
and distribution networks. It said steps to provide 24x7 water supply in the project
area as has happened in other cities like Nagpur , Hubli-Dharwad, Gulbarga and
in a number of other Asian and African cities are in the pipeline. "The PPP projects
are for better management of water distribution and not to privatize the board,"
the DJB said, adding that it would continue to be the owner of all the assets
and would retain responsibility for providing water services across the city.
It said that the payment to the private operator would be independent of consumer
tariff, consumers would not be required to pay anything to the operator. The operators
payment shall be made by DJB. Tariff in the pilot project will also continue to
be same as in the rest of Delhi , therefore providing better services at no extra
cost. The pilot project will also involve RWA representatives in reporting about
service delivery and consumer concerns. Delhi Jal Board is planning to carry out
a pilot project for equitable and 24x7 distribution of water in Vasant Viihar,Mehrauli,
Malviya Nagar and Nangloi. After the successful implementation of the pilot projects,
the learnings will be extended to the other parts of Delhi . This will improve
continuity of supply, reduce risks of contamination and water losses, and will
enable DJB to provide better services to its consumers at no extra cost, said
the DJB statement.
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