The formal agreement between the Delhi government and the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise for recycling and reuse of sewage in the capital was signed on Wednesday. The programme to recycle 40 million gallons per day at the Coronation Pillar sewage treatment plant will be funded by Temasek Foundation of Singapore which has given a grant of Singapore $463,149. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit at a cabinet meeting later in the day briefed her colleagues about the agreement and emphasized the need to learn from Singapore’s experience. She informed her ministers that the government needs to focus on water recycling so that water woes can be tackled better in future. The CM reinforced the need to expedite the water recycling project at the Coronation Pillar sewage treatment plant to generate 40MGD of water.
Earlier in the day, an agreement was signed between Debashree Mukherjee, CEO of Delhi Jal Board, and Alphonsus Chia, CEO, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. Mukherjee said: “This collaboration with Singapore Cooperation Enterprise and Temasek Foundation, Singapore, is the need of the hour. Singapore and Delhi have much in common in the water sector and reuse of water will help meet the growing needs of the city.”
Sources said with the population of Delhi having increased from 9.4 million in 1991 to 16.3 million in 2011, there has been great pressure on existing water resources.
Earlier in the day, an agreement was signed between Debashree Mukherjee, CEO of Delhi Jal Board, and Alphonsus Chia, CEO, Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. Mukherjee said: “This collaboration with Singapore Cooperation Enterprise and Temasek Foundation, Singapore, is the need of the hour. Singapore and Delhi have much in common in the water sector and reuse of water will help meet the growing needs of the city.”
Sources said with the population of Delhi having increased from 9.4 million in 1991 to 16.3 million in 2011, there has been great pressure on existing water resources.
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