India, Feb. 18 -- After years of delays and disruptions in water supply owing to ageing and outdated treatment infrastructure, the new Chandrawal water treatment plant (WTP) is likely to become fully operational by the end of the monsoon this year, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials said on Monday.

The new 105MGD (million gallons per day) plant will cater to around 2.2 million consumers or roughly about 11% of Delhi's total population, in north and central Delhi. It supplies water to parts of Old Delhi, Sadar Bazar, Paharganj, parts of Karol Bagh, Malkaganj, Rajinder Nagar, Patel Nagar, Naraina and Palam Vihar, among other areas. The new plant has been constructed at a cost of Rs.599 crore to supplant the ageing units that were set up in 19...