Water plant for Games to be inaugurated in June

Meant exclusively for the Commonwealth Games Village on the banks of the Yamuna, the one-million-gallon per day water treatment plant and sewage treatment plant are all set for a June inauguration.

The two plants that are also the only ones of their kind in the city are little behind schedule, but officials of the Delhi Jal Board, the agency that is carrying out the work of building the plants, claim that work has picked pace and trial runs can begin within the next fortnight.

“Work is going on at full steam and we are hopeful of starting the trial runs in the next few weeks. The plants are otherwise almost ready and we are looking at June for the inauguration of these plants,” said a senior DJB official.

Referring to the delay in commissioning of the plants, he said: “The civil work is over and what we are doing currently is finishing works. The equipment is in place and most of the other work is also meeting the deadlines set. The equipment being used is very sophisticated and its alignment and assembling requires great precision.”

Built using state-of-the-art technology, the STP will use tertiary cleaning process to produce water that will be fit for all non-potable use. And the water produced at the WTP will be fit for drinking straight from the tap.

“The water generated at the WTP will be so clean that the consumer will not be required to use a water purifier separately at home. The water will meet all parameters required to make it fit for consumption, straight from the tap. But since we do not want to take any chances with the transmission of it, we will provide a reverse osmosis (RO) system as well,” said the official.

The plants in the precincts of the Games Village are almost 8 to 10 times more expensive that the ordinary STPs and WTPs.