India, July 20 -- Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma on Friday said the national capital's ongoing water crisis will see a turnaround within a year, as the government has started concrete efforts to upgrade the city's ageing water and sewerage infrastructure.

During a visit to various parts of the New Delhi constituency, Verma said that repair and replacement works had already begun in some areas and that a new master plan for Delhi is in the works. "New pipelines will be placed, the budget is passed and further sanctioned, tenders are passed, and works at some places have already started," he said, adding, "This government is only five months old, but I want to say that in one year, Delhi's face will change."

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