Haryana water increased ammonia level in Delhi: DJB

New Delhi, Oct 31 : A day after an increase in the ammonia level in drinking water being supplied to south, east and north-east Delhi, the Delhi Jal Board said it happened because of “discharge of water from Haryana”.
DJB’s Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha shared the information during inspection of the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant, one of the two plants where water production had decreased due to an overnight increase in the levels of ammonia.
Chadha inspected the plant after the late Friday evening water crisis in the three districts because the production capacity at Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi water treatment plants came down to 50 per cent due to the increased ammonia level in the water being discharged from Haryana.
He also held meetings with the concerned engineers, Chief Engineer and Member (Water), to ensure that water production increases to 100 per cent at both the water treatment plants.
Both the plants have a collective capacity of 250 MGD. Water from these plants reaches areas in south Delhi, east Delhi and north-east Delhi and parts of the NDMC area.
The Vice Chairman issued a statement detailing the reasons for the ammonia increase, saying “Delhi is a landlocked city and gets water from the neighbouring states. Due to annual maintenance, water coming from Uttar Pradesh, that is from Ganga has stopped. This happens every October”.