Directorate of Information & Publicity 
DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION & PUBLICITY
GOVERNMENT OF DELHI
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- Water Minister Kapil Mishra announces Delhi Jal Board’s Walk the Line Initiative, one of the largest water utility infrastructure audits in the world
- 800 Junior Engineers to scope out entire Delhi water network for leakage and contamination
- 3500 staff to check for broken pipelines, house contamination, valves and UGRs
- DJB to create action plan to solve all leakage/contamination in 45 days
- DJB’s Walk the Line Initiative to help Delhi Government achieve CM Arvind Kejriwal’s vision of providing potable drinking water to each part of the city by December 2017
New Delhi: 22/12/2016
Quote from Water Minister Kapil Mishra
“DJB has received a mandate from the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ji to ensure constant water supply across the city of Delhi and provide potable drinking water to each household by December 2017. We have often noticed that the first thing we comment about when go to a developed city is that people drink water directly from the tap. To achieve that, we need a water pipeline network that can provide water to each household and clean water that can be provided for consumption.
On the first point, we have reached 268 colonies in 1.5 years and will lay 3500 kilometers of pipeline onto the existing infrastructure of 14000 kilometers of pipeline to reach every household by December 2017. The speed of infrastructure expansion is unprecedented.
To achieve best water quality and to prevent leakages, DJB will initiate a campaign called “Walk the Line.” 800 Junior Engineers will scope out entire Delhi water network for leakage and contamination along with their staff of about 3500 members with 4-5 members per team. Each engineer will submit daily reports of broken pipelines, household contamination, valves and UGRs and suggest engineering solutions for each kilometer under his/her jurisdiction within 45 days.
DJB will take a giant stride in providing clean drinking water with the successful implementation of the “Walk the Line initiative” combined with the massive infrastructure expansion across the city.”
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