India, March 2 -- The water and sewage reports of the Economic Survey of Delhi 2023-24, which was tabled by finance minister Atishi on Friday, highlighted the rapid expansion of water supply infrastructure in unauthorised colonies and expansion of the installed capacity of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) over the last decade which now supplies 1,000 million gallons per day (MGD) water - 290 MGD less than the projected demand of the city.

At a time when there is an ongoing tussle over the implementation of the one-time settlement scheme for water bill waivers, the economic survey said that DJB's revenue collection from water bills has dropped to Rs.1,294.86 crore during 2022-2023. In the previous years, the surveys said the collections were Rs....