Delhi water crisis: Water Minister Atishi has directed DJB to deploy 200 teams across Delhi to prevent wastage of water. It has also taken measures like running tubewells in double shifts and using water tankers to supply water in affected areas due to the shortage.
Haqiqat Kya Hai: The level of Yamuna is going down..Yamuna water is not coming in Delhi at present..but the water which has already come..is not going anywhere..when Yamuna water goes down further Only then will the flow in the drains of Delhi be correct.
The utility said ammonia concentration in the river has increased to two particles per million (ppm) due to pollution from Haryana. The water level in the Wazirabad pond is also low -- 670 feet as against a normal of 674.5 feet.
Delhi requires around 1,200 MGD of water, while the DJB supplies around 950 MGD. Haryana supplies a total of 610 million gallons of water a day to Delhi through two canals -- CLC (368 MGD) and DSB (177) -- and the Yamuna (65 MGD).
Among the affected areas were Civil Lines, Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas, Kamla Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Pahar Ganj and NDMC areas, Old and New Rajinder Nagar, Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, Ramlila Ground, etc.
According to officials, the water levels at the Wazirabad pond depleted alarmingly due to less flow in the Yamuna river. This is the second time in a week that the Arvind Kejriwal government has written to Haryana's Irrigation Department fr the release of additional water.
The Delhi Police Monday used water cannons to disperse BJP workers protesting in Civil Lines over water shortage in the capital.
BJP's Delhi unit president Adesh Gupta blamed the AAP government for the water crisis. He said that tanker mafias have flourished under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will move the Supreme Court seeking directions to Haryana to release the national capital's legitimate share of water. According to DJB vice chairman Raghav Chadha, the city government has been supplying 945 MGD of water to city residents against the demand of 1,150 MGD. At present, Delhi has been receiving 479 MGD against 609 MGD from Haryana. Besides, Delhi draws 90 MGD groundwater and receives 250 MGD from the Upper Ganga Canal.
The Delhi government has claimed that the national capital has been receiving 479 MGD against 609 MGD from Haryana.
Delhi Jal Board vice chairman Raghav Chadha on Sunday claimed that Haryana has been withholding Delhi's legitimate share of water.
Speaking during a press conference here, Gupta alleged that tanker mafia was "ruling the roost" under the Arvind Kejriwal government.
Residents living in various parts of the national capital Delhi are facing water shortage. watch ground report.
The DJB's Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi Water Treatment Plants are working at reduced capacity. This could affect water supply in parts of South, East and North East Delhi.
In his letter to Baijal, the chief minister said if Haryana reduces water supply from May 21, it could lead to an "unprecedented situation" and water shortage in the national capital.
New Delhi, May 19: Irate crowds in Delhi's Najafgarh on Thursday blocked roads and staged protests over the prevailing water crisis in the capital and smashed the windowpanes of a DTC bus. They were demanding
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