Delhi govt to prepare Water Master Plan, rope in private players to fix pipelines, supply

NEW DELHI: (Mar 14) The Delhi government is preparing a comprehensive Water Master Plan, with a provision to rope in private players, to relieve the city residents of their woes, Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Saturday.

Under the plan, a study of the existing infrastructure and the future expansion will be undertaken, keeping in mind the city's increasing population.

"There is a need for a holistic approach towards fixing the water sector challenges that we face, so for the first time a Water Master Plan will be presented. For this we have hired a consultant company which is studying all the major aspects including sources of water, requirements in future, water pipelines maintenance and other things," Singh said.