Delhi to get 24-hour clean drinking water straight from taps: All you need to know about Arvind Kejriwal's big promise

Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections 2025, Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated Booster Pumping Station in Rajinder Nagar on Tuesday.

He also promised the people of Delhi that his government would provide clean water across the national capital.

"When we came to power 10 years ago in Delhi, around 50-60 per cent of water was supplied by tankers. There used to be tanker mafia. I am happy to say that today, after 10 years, 97 per cent of Delhi gets water by pipeline," PTI quoted the former chief minister as saying.

"Today, round-the-clock clean water supply has started in Rajinder Nagar and we will extend it to the entire Delhi in the coming times," he said.

After the launch of the Booster Pumping Station in Rajinder Nagar, Kejriwal said claimed that a "water revolution" has begun in India.

In a social media post on X, Atishi wrote, "Water revolution has begun in Delhi! After 24x7 electricity, now the promise of 24x7 water is also being fulfilled. Today, under the guidance of @ArvindKejriwal ji, the 24-hour clean water scheme was launched in DDA flats, Pandav Nagar. Under this, now there will be a 24x7 supply of clean and fresh water in the houses here. Here Kejriwal himself went to the houses and drank water from the tap, and proved that he fulfils whatever promises he makes. He has a blueprint to implement this scheme in the whole of Delhi. The day is not far when every Delhiite will get clean water 24x7."

Earlier today, the AAP convenor launched round-the-clock water supply in Pandav Nagar DDA flats in the Rajinder Nagar area. He drank water directly from the tap to show that the water was clean.

Kejriwal AAP chief was accompanied by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and local MLA Durgesh Pathak.

The AAP has fielded Pathak from Rajinder Nagar constituency for the Delhi assembly elections slated for February next year.

Sanjeevani Yojana:

Earlier on Monday, Arvind Kejriwal announced that under the Sanjeevani Yojana, the Delhi government will provide free treatment for senior citizens aged 60 and above.

"Under the Sanjeevani Yojana, if elderly individuals above 60 years of age fall ill, whether they visit a government hospital or a private hospital, the Delhi government will cover the entire cost of their treatment," Kejriwal told reporters on Monday.

With agency inputs.