Alas! Even in this millennial era and having lived in DLF for 30+ years, the availability of basic necessities of urban living haunts every household.
Residents wait anxiously and desperately to catch the 5-10 minute window of water supply every morning and evening just so that their underground or overhead tanks get some intake that can get them through the day.
While we all know the water supply comes to us from the two DLF-maintained water tanks in L and P block, the main supply of water from the Basai canal by GMDA has also been erratic at times.
The GMDA supply to DLF 2 is stored in the large storage tanks and then released every morning 6.30-7.00 am and in the evening 5.00-5.30 pm.
With the increase in constructions all around us and the exponential growth in population with multiple-floor housing, the demand for water has massively surpassed the same quantity of water being supplied to DLF2 from GMDA over the years. On top of it, the use of water motors also makes the intake of each household different. If the under-construction houses (which probably are not supposed to use fresh drinking water) or the new floor apartments are using high-capacity water motors vs old residents with low-capacity motors, they will pull in more water and others further down in the supply route may not get much water.
RWA has been monitoring the situation and updates on the days of contingency while also taking up with the administration for more supply to meet the demand.
For some lanes in M block which were not getting adequate water due to choked pipelines, new ones have been laid and connection to all households is being done.
For this ever-depleting natural resource, preservation and judicious use for our needs should be a mantra for all of us.
