Arvind Kejriwal’s promise – 24 hours clean water in every house

Before the assembly elections to be held in Delhi in February 2024, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has made a big announcement for the residents of the capital. He has promised that every house in Delhi will get clean drinking water from tap 24 hours a day. This scheme has started from 24 December 2023. Kejriwal also said that if his party comes back to power, 1,400 million gallons of water will be provided to Delhi.

Announcement of plan to provide water to every house

Arvind Kejriwal wrote on social media platform
“We had promised to provide 24-hour clean water to every household in Delhi. Happy to say that it has started. After going to Rajendra Nagar, I myself drank water from the tap. It is very clean and drinkable. Now the whole of Delhi will get clean tap water 24 hours a day.”

Giving details of his plan, Kejriwal said:

• 2,500 tube wells will be installed.
• 250 million gallons per day (MGD) water will be brought from across Yamuna.
• 100 MGD water will be extracted from underground reservoirs of South and West Delhi.
• 100 MGD water will be supplied from Wazirabad to Palla.

Kejriwal says that his aim is to ensure 24-hour supply of clean water to the people of Delhi.

We had promised to provide clean water 24 hours to every house in Delhi. Happy to say that it has started.

After going to Rajendra Nagar assembly, I myself drank water from the tap, the water is very clean.

Now entire Delhi will get clean tap water 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/aRF6OniRuU

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 24, 2024

Water crisis in Delhi and its solution

Water scarcity has always been a major problem in the national capital. The situation of acute water shortage becomes more serious with the heat wave in Delhi during summer.

• In June 2023: The Aam Aadmi Party government had accused Haryana of stopping the water supply.
• In October 2023: Due to increasing pollution in Yamuna river, water supply was disrupted in many areas including Lutyens’ Delhi.

In view of this shortage of water, Kejriwal government has now made 24-hour availability of water its priority.

Frequent announcements during election season

As elections approach, Arvind Kejriwal is announcing new schemes one after the other. While being active on social media, he is also giving information about the date and time of his announcements.

Mahila Samman Yojana

• AAP has promised to provide financial assistance to the women of Delhi under ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana’.
• Under the scheme, each woman will be given Rs 1,000 monthly (up to Rs 2,100 after elections).

Dr. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme

• This scheme has been started with the aim of increasing higher education opportunities for Dalit students.
• Delhi government will bear the entire cost of education of Dalit students taking admission in top universities across the world.
• Government employees of Dalit community will also get the benefit of this scheme.

Sanjeevani Yojana

• Under this scheme, Delhi residents above 60 years of age can avail free treatment in hospitals.

‘Kejriwal Kavach’ card for Delhiites

Kejriwal recently launched ‘Kejriwal Kavach’ card in Jangpura area. This card has been issued to provide benefits of health facilities and government schemes to the residents of Delhi.