India, Nov. 24 -- The Delhi Jal Board is preparing to install hundreds of new groundwater extraction points and tube wells across high water table zones to reduce the capital's widening demand-supply gap, senior government officials said.

According to DJB officials, the extraction network will span locations in the Yamuna floodplain from South Burari to Wazirabad, the Bhalswa lake belt, the golf course region, the DND Flyover stretch, areas near the ITPO complex, Kakrola, the DDA golf course and Pappankalan, as well as zones along the Najafgarh drain and the Sanjay Lake periphery in East Delhi.

The utility action plan notes that Delhi requires about 1250 MGD of water, based on an estimated 50 gallons per capita daily supply. Current pro...