Delhi Jal Board on Sunday commissioned its new peripheral water main line, which will benefit a section of people who were earlier dependent on tankers for water supply.

The regions that will benefit from it include Sadhna Enclave, Savitri Nagar, Sheikh Sarai Phase-1, Soami Nagar and Chirag Dilli.

According to the DJB, the length of this new water main line is 3.5 km and it runs from Malviya Nagar Booster Pumping Station to Chirag Dilli.

Chirag Dilli is among the areas which will benefit from the plan for the Rs 4 crore water main line, unveiled by the Delhi Jal Board

The total cost of the project is Rs 4 crore.

It will supply 10 million litres of water per day to about 50,000 residents of the area.

Water will be supplied through this water main line from Malviya Nagar UGR for twelve hours a day, six hours in the morning and six in the evening.

The line was inaugurated on Sunday by DJB’s vice-chairperson Kapil Mishra and member (Water Supply) DJB R.S. Tyagi in the presence of the Board’s officials, among others.

Local MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj thanked DJB officers for finishing the project at the critical time by putting in extra efforts.

Tyagi said an elaborate summer action plan has been prepared and is being implemented to provide relief to the people in the critical summer months.