Despite a tariff hike, residents of Dwarka will be paying less for their water consumption as compared to their existing expenditure. In Thursday's board meeting, DJB officially included the sub-city in its distribution network and will implement new tariff in the sub-city. So far, DDA has been responsible for water supply to the area and has been charging close to 10 times more than the DJB tariff. “The handing over of the system has taken place and from April 1, 2015, Dwarka residents will be paying much less for their water. However, supply still remains a problem. The Dwarka water treatment plant has become partially operational and relief has been provided to some pockets of the subcity. As soon as Haryana releases the entire 40 million gallons per day , full production will start,“ said a government source. To increase revenue, the government has also agreed to allow residents to regularize unauthorized connections at a much lower fee. From Rs 20,000 charged initially, domestic consumers will now have to pay Rs 3,310.“This move will cut down on non-revenue water and only add to DJB's coffers. Non-revenue water, for which the board is making no money , is a huge problem in Delhi. Some water is being stolen while the remaining is being lost through leakages. Both these avenues of loss have to be plugged. If we can encourage people to regularize their connections, the board will stand to gain immensely ,“ said a source. Another major project that should take off finally this year is the construction of a 40MGD wastewater treatment plant at Coronation Pillar. This plant will use technology provided by the Singapore government to reat tertiary effluent. This will then be discharged into Yamuna at Palla and will supplement the availability of raw water for the city . The project has been in the pipe ine for the past few years. Another project that will add to he city's raw water supply is he rehabilitation and automation of Ranney wells and ubewells in the Palla region.The board has awarded Rs 17.36-crore work for this pro ect that will augment supply by 15MGD. DJB was also apprised of developments on the Sewerage Master Plan 2031. Sources said several projects had already been undertaken to improve sanitation but since DJB was restricted to treatment of only domestic sewage, it would require effort by other agencies to bring about any change in the water qual ty of Yamuna. “NGT has prioritized cer ain projects to clean subdrains. Other than funding and land constraints, the board also lacks the institu ional strength to be able to draw up a realistic action plan. However, we will look or solutions to the existing problems,“ said a source.