New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Delhi water minister Parvesh Verma on Friday said the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is setting up an enforcement team to curb illegal borewells across the city and will soon introduce a clear, practical policy for their regularisation. The policy, he said, will address the broader issues of the water crisis, borewell sealing, and water supply problems in unauthorized colonies.

Speaking in the Delhi assembly, Singh said that while borewells are being sealed in line with National Green Tribunal (NGT) guidelines, the proposed policy will allow for their regularisation where appropriate. His remarks came in response to concerns over falling groundwater levels raised by BJP MLA Jitendra Mahajan.

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