India, July 26 -- The Delhi Jal Board has started a pilot project to study areas in North East Delhi for reducing water leaks and improving the water supply transmission network, senior Delhi Jal Board officials said on Friday. The move is aimed at reducing massive water losses in the distribution network which is leading to almost 52% Non Revenue Water (NRW), which means water not billed to customers.

DJB officials said that the water utility is being guided by the central government's Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) to reduce the leakages and water losses.

"Three review and consultation meetings have been held between DJB and CPHEEO. The organisation is collecting data for handling the water s...