Around 44 pc people living in Delhi slums depend on bottled water Report
New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Nearly 44 per cent residents of Delhi slums depend on bottled water for drinking purposes while around 76 per cent of households in the city have piped water connections revealed a report based on a survey by the Delhi government It also showed that 71 per cent of household dwellings were connected to the piped sewer system and 285 per cent were using the flush to septic tank system The report was based on the results of the State Sample of 76th national sample survey on Drinking Water Sanitation Hygiene and Housing Condition carried out by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the Delhi government The report was delayed first due to the assembly polls in Delhi in 2020 and later due to the Covid pandemic officials said The report prepared by the Data Processing and Analysis Unit of the directorate showed 76 per cent dwellings had piped water supply 75 per cent used tube wells and seven per cent bottled water while 38 per cent used public tap and 33 per cent depended on water tankers The number of households using bottled water as the primary source of drinking water doubled between 2012 and 2018 In slums around 44 per cent of households used bottled water for drinking purposes according to the survey For sampling purposes the survey was spread over 210 first stage units 36 villages and 174 urban framework survey blocks covering 2502 households 432 in rural areas and 2070 in urban areas It enumerated 10986 people 2083 in rural areas and 8903 urban areas There was negligible use of hand pumps in Delhi whereas at all India level maximum 305 per cent households used it as a principal source of drinking water In Delhi 911 per cent of the households had sufficient drinking water throughout the year 807 per cent in rural areas and 913 per cent in urban areas that was higher than 887 per cent at all India level the report added PTI VIT SNE
New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Nearly 44 per cent residents of Delhi slums depend on bottled water for drinking purposes while around 76 per cent of households in the city have piped water connections revealed a report based on a survey by the Delhi government It also showed that 71 per cent of household dwellings were connected to the piped sewer system and 285 per cent were using the flush to septic tank system The report was based on the results of the State Sample of 76th national sample survey on Drinking Water Sanitation Hygiene and Housing Condition carried out by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the Delhi government The report was delayed first due to the assembly polls in Delhi in 2020 and later due to the Covid pandemic officials said The report prepared by the Data Processing and Analysis Unit of the directorate showed 76 per cent dwellings had piped water supply 75 per cent used tube wells and seven per cent bottled water while 38 per cent used public tap and 33 per cent depended on water tankers The number of households using bottled water as the primary source of drinking water doubled between 2012 and 2018 In slums around 44 per cent of households used bottled water for drinking purposes according to the survey For sampling purposes the survey was spread over 210 first stage units 36 villages and 174 urban framework survey blocks covering 2502 households 432 in rural areas and 2070 in urban areas It enumerated 10986 people 2083 in rural areas and 8903 urban areas There was negligible use of hand pumps in Delhi whereas at all India level maximum 305 per cent households used it as a principal source of drinking water In Delhi 911 per cent of the households had sufficient drinking water throughout the year 807 per cent in rural areas and 913 per cent in urban areas that was higher than 887 per cent at all India level the report added PTI VIT SNE
