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Raj Babbar · 8 min read
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Jor Bagh — one of Delhi’s most exclusive private colonies, beside Lodhi Gardens, where homes run basement sumps, pressure pumps and concealed rooftop tanks. We provide scheduled, documented, white-glove service. Sump cleaning ₹1,499, rooftop tanks from ₹699.
Jor Bagh’s houses are large single-family homes and embassy residences on generous plots, and their water systems match: a basement or under-drive sump receiving excellent NDMC supply, a booster or hydro-pneumatic pump set, and rooftop tanks that are usually concealed behind parapets or inside mumties rather than sitting exposed. Nothing here is in crisis — the supply is among the best in Delhi — so the work is preventive: a properly scheduled annual or six-monthly service of the whole chain, sump to roof, arranged through the household staff or estate manager and documented end to end.
The failure mode in homes like these is invisibility. Because the water never tastes wrong and the tanks are literally hidden from view, years pass between inspections; sumps under driveways quietly accumulate silt, and concealed tanks develop biofilm in the dark, cool corners that concealment creates. When a Jor Bagh home changes hands or gets renovated, the state of the water system often surprises everyone. A standing annual appointment — same crew, same checklist, full photo record — is the fix.
For a standard 1000-litre overhead tank, the whole job takes about 90 minutes from doorbell to pack-up. Underground sumps take longer — usually 2 to 2.5 hours depending on sludge. You don’t need to provide anything: we bring our own water for the rinse, vacuums, jet pumps, food-grade disinfectant and gloves, and send before/after photos on WhatsApp.
A complete Jor Bagh service covers the chain in sequence: the sump is drained, de-silted, scrubbed and disinfected (₹1,499), the pump-set intake and float gear are checked, then each rooftop tank — concealed units included — is cleaned at ₹699–899 by size. We locate and access parapet-hidden tanks without disturbing the terrace finishes, and where a softener or filtration unit sits in the line we work around it and note its condition. The household receives a single documented report: dated photos of every vessel before and after, plus anything we think the plumber or estate manager should see.
Most of our Jor Bagh bookings never involve the homeowner directly — and they don’t need to. We schedule with the estate manager or house staff, arrive in uniform at the agreed hour, work cleanly with shoe covers and drop sheets through any interior access, and finish inside the promised window. Discretion is part of the job: no signage, no noise beyond the pump, water shut off for the minimum time and always restored the same day. The photo documentation goes to whoever manages the property — owner abroad, manager in Delhi, or both — and we hold the service date for the same slot next year unless told otherwise.
“Can you service the house while the owners are overseas?” Yes, that is a routine Jor Bagh arrangement. We coordinate entirely with your estate manager or household staff, complete the sump and tank service in one scheduled visit, and send the full dated photo report to the owner directly, wherever they are.
“Our tanks are concealed behind the parapet. Is access a problem?” No — concealed and mumty-housed tanks are standard in Jor Bagh and we carry compact equipment for exactly that. We access them without disturbing terrace finishes or waterproofing, and photograph the concealed interiors so you finally see what’s been hidden.
“What does a full annual service cost for a typical Jor Bagh home?” A representative home — one sump plus two rooftop tanks — comes to ₹1,499 for the sump and ₹699–899 per tank, so roughly ₹2,900–3,300 all in, with the pump-line check and full documentation included. We’ll quote precisely once we know your setup.
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