Delhi has 369 villages which are, though, called as Urban Villages but continue to suffer from developmental inequalities. The basic infrastructure is in such a sorrow state that some villages lack even power supply up to 5-6 hours, a condition that gets worse during the summers when power cuts
extend to 12 hours. There are no sufficient schools for higher education and whatever small numbers of schools are there, happen to face huge shortage of teachers. The quality of teaching is being deteriorated increasingly; resulting into the school showing poor performance in board exams.
Transport is another area which needs urgent attention. The bus services in villages are not regular and if it comes to describing roads, the lesser the better. Villages continue to face huge water shortage. Many villages lack even the piped water supply; they get water through tankers on weekly/biweekly basis. The sewer facilities are totally absent in the villages. The groundwater level is decreasing every year by 20-30 feet, as a result of which both lands and farmers' lives are being destroyed.
Several villages has seen no Chakbandi(redistribution of land) since 1908, causing huge scarcity of land for the residential/commercial purposes. Further government loots the farmers through unfair legislations and poor compensation. We must ensure that the lands are acquired from farmers or land owners by paying the fair compensation on the basis of circle rates. The sections 81, 33 and 65A of Delhi Land Reforms Act have become a tool for exploiting the farmers. As per section 33, a farmer can't sell his land if its size is less than 8 acres. Either he has to sell his entire land or can't sell anything. More than 4000 cases are pending, under the section 81, in the Mehrauli block alone.
Lal Dora of Delhi villages not extended in last 15 years despite the obvious rise in population.
Section 81 of Delhi land reforms Act not repealed during last 15 years despite promises by Congress in manifestos.
All business and residential establishments in the villages should be regularized.
The need for seeking permission to build basement, G+3 floors in the villages should be abolished.
Villagers have lost their livelihood and should be given reservation and rebate.
The villagers should be allowed to dig well/ bore well for farming.
No sewerage and water supply facility in most of Delhi's villages.
No transport facility available in Delhi villages.
Growth centers started during BJP's rule in rural area abandoned.
Water
The national auditor pulled up the Delhi Jal Board for its callous and indifferent working. The report said that one in every four persons in Delhi gets just 3.82 litres of water a day against the prescribed 172 litres a day and a minimum of 40 litres according to the World Health Organization.
The CAG found that the government suffered a loss of Rs 3950 crore in three years as less than 40% of water supplied was billed.
Water supply of the Delhi Jal Board not available to half of Delhi
More than 1000 per cent increase in water tariff has been effected over the last 15 years
Non-availability of water has led to emergence of tanker mafia in the National Capital
The current water tariff rate in Delhi is 9 times that of Mumbai
No sewerage and water supply facility in most of Delhi's villages.
No transport facility available in Delhi villages.
As per the CAG report 2013 there is massive wastage of water by the DJB. The national auditor found that government suffered a loss of Rs. 3,950 crore in three years as less than 40 % of water supplied was billed.
The DJB's increased water tariff includes a provision for an automatic 10 % increase in water bills every year with effect from January 2010. Keeping elections in mind the government did not increase the tariffs this year but this rule has not been dismantled.
More than Rs. 478 crore has been spent so far to build Munak canal but not even a drop of water has reached Delhi from this canal!
The water treatment plants in Delhi are completely mismanaged and working to the extent of only 40-50 % of their designed capacity.
More than 80 per cent of the water samples of the Delhi Jal Board failed test in 2012
The DJB added only 1 MGD of STP (Sewage Treatment Plants) and laid 900 kms of sewer line between 2007-12 at the cost of Rs.1634.8 crore and could not utilise grant in aid under JNNURM 2010-12 (100 percent) and 2011-12 (51 per cent)
Two dams were proposed on river Yamuna to augment raw water in 1994 but could not be completed even after 18 years and expenditure of over 214 crore.
Growth centers started during BJP's rule in rural area abandoned.
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