Jal Doot: Free clean water at bus shelters to combat heat
New Delhi: Delhi govt has started its
Jal Doot scheme
under which reverse osmosis (RO) water dispensers have been put up and volunteers stationed at bus stands to ensure access to clean water to combat the punishing summer heat.
The initiative was inaugurated by minister Pankaj Kumar Singh at the Nehru Place DTC Terminal. Currently, 12 shelters are working, and there are plans for expansion.
"These shelters will be equipped with ropes and other infrastructure to handle crowds and ensure smooth water distribution," Singh said. "More than 100 volunteers will be stationed to assist people. If the situation demands, we will expand this effort.
Delhi govt, along with the health department, is committed to protecting people from heat stroke and ensuring no one goes thirsty this summer," he said.
In the first phase, Jal Doot volunteers are being deployed at over 500 bus queue shelters, where they will provide cool and purified drinking water to commuters free of cost, the govt said in a statement.
Singh said: "Giving water to a thirsty person is the greatest religion.
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It is said that water is life, and the heat in Delhi is not hidden from anyone. In such weather, the people most affected are those who work in the open all day or use public transport. At such a time, the availability of clean, chilled water by DTC is a very important and noble gesture."
The Jal Doot volunteers will provide water to people, inform them about measures to prevent a heatstroke, and offer first aid assistance if needed, Singh added.
As part of the
Delhi Heat Action Plan 2025
, DTC has displayed posters and distributed pamphlets on how to prevent heat-related ailments.
The Delhi Heat Action Plan 2025, announced last month, targets creating heatwave wards in hospitals, placing 3,000 water coolers across the city, an early warning system to alert people about heatwaves, and eco-friendly bus stop shelters with green roofs. Footpaths will also have shades to give pedestrians respite from the sun.
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