Solar Power:Chief Minister Sheila
Dikshit inaugurating a solar water purification station in New Delhi on
Saturday. Education Minister Kiran Walia is seen at right.— Photo: PTI
Water is a fundamental human right
and managing this most precious gift of nature is essential, Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Saturday while inaugurating the first solar
water purification plant at Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya in Surajmal Vihar
in East Delhi.
The Chief Minister lauded the
initiative stating that the water treatment plant set up by Social Awareness
Newer Alternatives (SANA) will help produce over 5,000 litres of drinking water
per day as per the World Health Organisation standards through use of solar
powered panels and via a micro-ionising water purification processes.
Ms. Dikshit said by converting
brackish, contaminated water into clean drinking water, the project will help
over 750 school children from economically backward homes. Under the scheme
every child will be allocated five litres of clean potable water daily for
taking home so that his/ her family residing nearby also gains access to pure
water.
Incentive
East Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit said
the initiative will bring down the dropout rate by providing incentive for
continuous education. Mr. Dikshit said it will also alleviate the burden of
disease in a community.
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