DDA to allot VK flats but taps will remain dry
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07/04/2011
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Times Of India (New Delhi)
DJB Says VK Colonies Already Short Of Water; Clueless DDA Cites Recycling, Harvesting
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon start the allotment of 2,000-odd flats in Vasant Kunj but is yet to make arrangements for any water supply to the area. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) denies even hearing from DDA on the matter and has said that there is no water to supply to these flats, at least during this summer.
The flats were built especially to house tourists during the Commonwealth Games but even then DJB had told DDA that it would not be possible to supply any water to these unless it curtailed supply to the already parched Vasant Kunj colonies. Despite these objections, DDA put in a water distribution network at a cost of about Rs 2 crore and the water utility finally agreed to give them a supply but only for the duration of the Games.
Interestingly, DDA has so far only