Overview

• Budget approvals and cleared tenders enable the master plan to replace 40- to 80-year-old water pipelines across the capital.
• Work has begun in constituencies including D-Block Gole Market, Gurudwara Flats in Rakabganj and Type-II Flats in Sarojini Nagar.
• Verma attributed chronic contamination and supply disruptions to decades-old pipelines and faulted the previous government for not laying a single new line.
• The minister has instructed agencies to adhere to strict timelines, enforce transparency and uphold quality controls throughout the rollout.
• The initiative builds on earlier 2025 campaigns on drainage, sewer desilting and Yamuna River cleanup to strengthen Delhi’s broader monsoon preparedness.