Draw water from ATMs for 30 paise under DJB's new initiative

“There is a tanker of 500 litre water installed on the top of each ATM and people draw water from them using smart cards which can be recharged at the main treatment plant.  

“Whenever the waters level in the tanker reduces to 200 litres, a message is automatically sent to the main server following which they are again refilled. At a time, a customer can draw upto 20 litres of water,” said V K Babbar, technical advisor of DJB.

Savda Ghevra in West Delhi is a home to at least 7,500 families and according to the DJB officials, nearly 850 families at present are using the facility.  

These water kiosks were installed in this colony by the Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Piramal Group, under its Sarvajal project after it won a tender floated by the DJB.

These resettlement colonies do not get piped water supply and the groundwater is unfit for consumption.