The Ridge, Delhi’s oldest natural heritage and forest, is sculpted on quartzite deposits, which have cracks from 2 billion years of natural history. This recharges 60% of the rain falling on it. All rain fed aquifers surrounding the ridge are an incredible resource for pure water and must be preserved by protecting their recharge zones.
The ridge has an annual recharge potential of 20 Million Cubic Meters (MCM). The importance of the Ridge lies in the fact that it provides us with pure quality water. It could provide natural mineral water for the whole city, when, even the rich and famous drink processed water today. At commercial rates for processed water,$ 0.25 per litre, it works out to $5 billion. Inspite of untiring efforts by the citizens to preserve this strictly protected area it is being violated by building and builders, so much so that we may have lost a half of it. The loss is irreversible.
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Ridge 
