The Delhi Jal Board has started replacing damaged drinking-water pipelines in Meethapur and several other colonies in Delhi’s Badarpur Assembly constituency, offering possible relief to around 50,000 residents who have reported contaminated and irregular water supply for nearly 18 months.
The affected areas include Meethapur, Sindhu Farm Road, Harsh Vihar, Prince Colony, Om Nagar and Roop Nagar in wards 182 and 183. Residents said they had frequently gone three to four days without water and, when supply resumed, often received foul-smelling or visibly dirty water.
According to the report, several sections of the Delhi Jal Board’s drinking-water network in the area were damaged. Residents said sewage and drain water was entering the supply system through the damaged lines, affecting household water quality. The pipeline replacement work is now under way, although the report does not specify the total length of pipeline being replaced or the completion deadline.
The issue had been raised through repeated complaints to Delhi’s Water Minister Parvesh Verma, senior Delhi Jal Board officials and local elected representatives. The reported start of the work followed coverage of the problem by Dainik Jagran in its September 28 edition, after which the matter was taken up by the authorities.
The disruption has affected both the reliability and safety of household water access. Residents said the problem was not limited to low pressure or short interruptions: in some locations, families waited several days for supply and then received water they considered unusable because of its odour and appearance.
Dushyant Kumar, convenor of the Federation of All RWAs, said the drinking-water pipelines had broken at several locations and that residents had complained to the minister, departmental officials and local representatives. He thanked Dainik Jagran for highlighting the issue and said the lines were finally being replaced.
P K Jha, the federation’s vice-chairman, said residents had been struggling for water for a long time and credited the newspaper’s reporting with bringing the matter to the attention of officials. The comments were made in the context of the ongoing replacement work and the residents’ expectation that the quality of supply will improve.
The replacement is intended to address the damaged sections of the distribution network that residents linked to the entry of sewage and drain water into household supplies. The report does not provide an independent water-quality test, details of interim tanker arrangements or information on whether all affected colonies are being covered in the current phase.
For residents of Meethapur and the surrounding Badarpur colonies, the immediate milestone is the completion of the pipeline work and the restoration of regular, clean water supply. The Delhi Jal Board’s ongoing replacement programme will determine when the reported contamination and prolonged interruptions are resolved across the affected areas.
