Work on to connect parks, water bodies for irrigation

The Delhi Jal Board has initiated work on a project to develop an irrigation system connecting large parks and 16 water-bodies in east Delhi with the ‘Yamuna Vihar sewage treatment plant (STP), to reduce the groundwater dependency for irrigation of parks and rejuvenation of the water bodies.

- Paras Singh

According to officials, the project—with an estimated completion timeline of a year and cost at ₹45.58 crore — will include developing a pumping mechanism along the 55,720 metres of pipelines network and reservoirs to carry treated wastewater to 90 locations. Official added that the 16 water bodies which are part of the project include Welcome Jheel (32 acres), Mustafabad lake (nine acres), those in Nand Nagri (eight acres), three ponds in Ghonda Chauhan Banger covering more than six acres, ponds in Jhilmil, Tahirpur and other areas. The 74 parks and green belts covered under the project are Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex,