AAP keeps free water promise

GHAZIABAD: Fulfilling its poll promise, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday announced 667 liters of free water daily for each household having metered connection in Delhi.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Jal Board chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence here in Kausambi, Ghaziabad.
“All the domestic consumers having metered connection will get 20 kiloliters of water free of cost from Jan.1. We will not even levy any existing charges such as water tax and sewerage charge,” newly-appointed Delhi Jal Board CEO Vijay Kumar told reporters.
He, however, said if the consumption limit crosses 20 kiloliters, then the consumer will have to pay for the water and other charges.
But after weeks of rallies in a grueling election campaign that pitted him against the two main political parties, Kejriwal said he had fallen ill with diarrhea and a severe fever and could not come into the office.
Kejriwal’s party agreed to lead the Delhi government with outside support from the Congress party which rules nationally but was pushed to a distant third place at the Delhi elections.
Kejriwal’s stunning electoral debut at the Dec. 4 polls jolted Congress and the main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party just months before the polls due by May.
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