Wastewater reservoirs to irrigate parks planned

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to set up a series of underground reservoirs to collect and supply wastewater to irrigate parks, in an effort to reduce its dependence on groundwater, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday

- Paras Singh

A senior municipal official from the horticulture department said that surveys of large parks in Keshavpuram and Rohini zones are being carried out to identify potential sites for these underground reservoirs.

"At least three such reservoirs will be set up in Rohini zone while four locations have been identified in Keshavpuram zone, to feed a network of around 563 parks. We will feed these reservoirs using treated wastewater from Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plants (STP) in the region. These underground reservoirs will act as primary nodes from where treated water will be pumped to smaller parks in the region. The project will then be replicated in other zones," an official said, requesting anonymity.

MCD covers an area of 1397.3 sq km which is sub-divided into 12 zones - Centre, South, West, Najafgarh, Rohini, Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, SP City, Keshavpuram, Narela, Shahdara North and Shahdara South.