The Hindu 20.01.2010
New water recycling plant inaugurated in Capital
Staff Reporter
| Will add 11 MGD of water to Delhi’s distribution system |
- Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma 
More water: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit having a look at the recycling plant after its inauguration in the Capital on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: A new water recycling plant that will put an additional 11 million gallons a day (MGD) of water into the Capital’s distribution system was inaugurated by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at Wazirabad here on Tuesday. The city’s second recycling plant, the Wazirabad recycling plant is also an energy-efficient system.
The plant uses advanced technologies over a multi-level treatment process, removes impurities from water that was otherwise discarded during the water treatment process and makes it fit for human consumption.
The Chief Minister said since water is a finite resource it is the responsibility of every citizen to promote its efficient usage. Setting up integrated recycling plants at the water treatment plants is only a step in that direction, she said.
The Rs.27.8-crore recycling plant will add another 11 MGD to the existing water capacity, benefiting more than five lakh people, especially residents of the Burari area in North Delhi.
The plant will treat the wastewater generated during the initial process of raw water treatment and will be fully integrated with the existing water treatment facility in Wazirabad.
Referring to the efforts being made by the Delhi Jal Board toward improving the water system in the city, the Chief Minister said the Board is building similar fully-integrated recycle water treatment plants at the Bhagirathi (10 MGD) and Chandrawal (8 MGD) water treatment complexes as well. A recycling plant at Haiderpur commissioned last year is already running at full capacity.
By the time all these projects are ready this coming March, she said, a total of 45 MGD would have been added to Delhi’s water supply system. Delhi Jal Board vice-chairperson Ramakant Goswami said these recycling treatment plants would help in saving roughly 10 per cent of the water that was earlier discarded as wastewater generated during water treatment operations.
Delhi Jal Board Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Negi said the Board is constantly on the look-out for innovative ways to make the best use of available resources by introducing advanced technological interventions in the system.
He said the Wazirabad recycling plant has been designed to ensure that no wastewater will be generated from the recycling plant. The system is based on advanced treatment technology; therefore even wastewater generated during the recycling process is re-fed into the system leaving minimal waste.
Mr. Negi said the Jal Board is currently undertaking several projects to develop water and wastewater-related infrastructure in Delhi. Taking a comprehensive view of the situation, these projects include augmentation and development of water sourcing and supply systems, improving operational efficiencies in existing processes and development of sewage treatment infrastructure of the city.
