Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Delhi Plans Water Network Overhaul With Rs 2,500-Crore Loan
Delhi wants to improve how water reaches people’s homes.
It plans to use a Rs 2,500-crore loan from the Asian Development Bank.
The work is meant to reduce water shortages and stop leaks.
Workers would build or improve about 836 km of water pipes.
Nearly 570 km of this would involve new or replacement pipelines.
The government also plans 131 special areas called District Metered Areas.
These areas will help officials measure how much water enters the system and how much is lost.
Two project packages have already been approved for the area supplied by the Wazirabad water treatment plant.
The Delhi government plans water-supply improvements using a Rs 2,500-crore Asian Development Bank loan.
The project aims to address water shortages and leakage across the Capital’s distribution network.
It will create 131 District Metered Areas to track water flows and losses.
Around 836 km of distribution network will be developed, including nearly 570 km of new or replacement pipelines.
The Asian Development Bank will fund 70% of the projects, with the Delhi government covering the remaining 30%.
- Who
- The Delhi government, the Asian Development Bank, the Delhi Jal Board, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh.
- What
- A planned water-network improvement project financed through a Rs 2,500-crore Asian Development Bank loan.
- When
- The plan was announced on Tuesday.
- Where
- Delhi, including the command area of the Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant.
- Why
- To tackle water shortages and leakage and improve water-supply monitoring.
- Loan amount
- Rs 2,500 crore
- Funding split
- The Asian Development Bank will fund 70%, while the Delhi government will fund 30%.
- Planned metered areas
- 131 District Metered Areas
- Total network development
- Around 836 km
- New or replacement pipelines
- Nearly 570 km
- Approved Package 1
- Rs 805 crore
- Approved Package 2
- Rs 935 crore
- Project focus
- Improving water supply in the Wazirabad Water Treatment Plant command area