Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addressing Press Conference on Water issue. Delhi had primitive infrastructure before 2015- Only 58% of colonies had water pipelines, while the rest had supply through tankers. After 70 years of independence, only half of Delhi had piped water. Today we have covered 93% of Delhi. We have increased the production of water by 14% in 5 years by activating many WTPs. Many projects for further increase in capacity are underway. On leakages and water theft, "We have installed flowmeters on a large scale to put an end to illegal theft and leakages. We are bringing this water into the system to streamline and improve the supply of water. Before 2015, Delhi used to have an expensive water supply, but DJB's revenues were constantly declining. In 2014-15 the revenue was just ₹1219 crores. Today the revenues stand ar ₹1819 crores," said CM, "The number of metered connections have increased by 25% since 2014-15 from
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