Delhi water supply: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has issued an advisory informing residents of several areas in the city about a temporary disruption in water supply. The interruption is due to planned maintenance work being carried out on the water pipelines.
The Delhi Jal Board has advised residents to use water judiciously and said the inconvenience to the public is regretted. Meanwhile, water tankers will be available on demand from the DJB helpline or the central control room.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has announced a 12-hour water supply disruption on Friday, September 20, in several areas, including Civil Lines, Kamla Nagar, Karol Bagh, and South Delhi, due to repair work at Chandrawal Water Works.
The Delhi Jal Board said the areas where water supply will be affcted include Green Park, Safdarjung Enclave, SDA, Haus Khas, Munirka, Kishangarh, Masjid Mod, Part of Mehrauli, IIT, INU, AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, and adjoining areas of Deer Park.
The Delhi Jal Board has announced the disruption in water supply in some parts of Delhi. It has also urged people to keep sufficient water stored to avoid any scarcity situation during disruption.
The ED said that its probe found that four tenders related to STPs valued at Rs 1,943 crore were awarded by the DJB to three JVs. In all the four tenders, two JVs participated in each tender and all the three JVs secured the tenders, it added.
Amid the water crisis in Delhi, Minister Atishi on Sunday said that if the Centre does not intervene in the situation, it will not improve and the BJP should talk to its government in Haryana and get more water for Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Principal Secretary (Finance) on plea of AAP govt alleging non-release of funds meant for Delhi Jal Board.
Arvind Kejriwal issued the order through a note for the Water Department of the Delhi government. Delhi Minister Atishi said that the Chief Minister is "concerned" about the people of Delhi and is therefore issuing orders from the ED custody.
The ED's case is based on a CBI FIR alleging irregularities in a Delhi Jal Board contract awarded to a company. Meanwhile, Delhi minister Atishi expressed concerns over the motive behind ED's actions.
The person who fell inside a 40 feet deep borewell has been rescued. After about 14 hours of rescue, the person has been rescued. The NDRF team has informed that the youth has died. The youth was 30 years old. ...And he has died.. But it is not yet clear who the young man was.. Where was he from.. R
Delhi Minister Atishi said that the borewell surrounding was completely locked when the rescue teams arrived and added that the police are looking into the matter.
On Wednesday, in a war of words over the issue of one-time settlement of inflated water bills, Delhi LG VK Saxena in an 'open letter' addressed to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said AAP dispensation's allegations of stalling the proposed scheme were "white lies".
The Enforcement Directorate said that the arrested former chief engineer of DJB, Jagdish Kumar Arora, "received" bribe in cash and in bank accounts after awarding a DJB contract to a company called NKG Infrastructure Ltd.
Jagdish Kumar Arora, a retired chief engineer, and contractor Anil Kumar Aggarwal have been taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Water supply would be affected for 16 hours in several areas in the national capital for two days. Check list of areas to be affected.
The ED on Tuesday said it has registered a money laundering case to probe two instances of alleged irregularities in the tendering process of the Delhi Jal Board and raided the premises of its employees as well as those of NBCC and some others.
The CEO of Delhi Jal Board has been accused of breaking government property and renovating his residence.
According to BJP, Delhi Jal Board (DJB)'s debt has soared to Rs 71,000 crore. AAP is yet to respond to the Opposition's allegation.
Delhi news: As per the allegations, Naresh Singh was receiving bribes worth lakhs of rupees from the directors of Aurrum and Fresh Pay. He allegedly did not reconcile the bill payments with Aurrum and Fresh pay which he was duty-bound to do as Deputy Director, ACB said in a statement.
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