Minister Govt looking at pressurised pipe system for 24 hour water supply

Delhi | Monday | 28th September, 2020

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New Delhi: A day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the city will have round-the-clock water supply just like electricity, Delhi's Water minister Satyendra Jain on Sunday said the Delhi government is looking at the latest technology to achieve that. Jain said the department is working on ensuring 24-hour water supply using a pressurised pipe system instead of overhead tanks or underground water tanks. In the next five years Delhi will have 24 hours of water supply and that too without any motor, Jain assured. The Delhi government which is facing allegations of privatising water supply in the Capital by opposition leaders is keen on achieving the 24-hour water supply target in the next five years. He said, "Some Opposition leaders are saying water supply in Delhi is being privatised..