New Delhi: Water provide in components of Delhi can be hit with excessive ammonia ranges within the Yamuna resulting in a 50 per cent lower in manufacturing at Wazirabad and Chandrawal water therapy vegetation, the DJB mentioned on Tuesday. The WTPs at Chandrawal and Wazirabad can deal with as much as 90 MGD and 135 MGD of water, respectively.
The ammonia stage on the Wazirabad pond is 5 components per million at current.
According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the suitable most restrict of ammonia in consuming water is 0.5 ppm. At current, the Delhi Jal Board has the capability to deal with 0.9 ppm.
“Due to excessive ranges of pollution (ammonia greater than 5 ppm) being acquired within the Yamuna at Wazirabad pond, water manufacturing has been curtailed by 10 per cent to 50 per cent from WTPs of Wazirabad and Chandrawal.
“Therefore, water supply will be available at low pressure from Tuesday evening till the situation improves,” the DJB mentioned in a press release.
Water provide can be out there at low stress from the night of 28.03.2023 to until the scenario improves.#DJBWaterAlert #DJB4U #DJBMissionMode pic.twitter.com/8hMt3wHGWe
— Delhi Jal Board (@DelhiJalBoard) March 28, 2023
The areas which can be affected are: Civil traces, Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas, Kamla Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Pahar Ganj and NDMC areas, Old & New Rajinder Nagar, Patel Nagar, Baljeet Nagar, Prem Nagar, Inderpuri, Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, Ambedkar Nagar. Prahladpur, Ramleela Ground, Delhi Gate, Subhash Park, Model Town, Gulabi Bagh, Punjabi Bagh, Jahangirpuri, Moolchand, South Extn., Greater Kailash, Burari and adjoining areas, components of Cantonment areas and South Delhi.
