Delhi: Water supply to be hit for 16 hours today | Check timings, affected areas
November 11, 2024 8:57 ISTDelhi water supply: Tankers will be available on demand from the Delhi Jal Board helpline or the central control room.
Delhi water supply: Tankers will be available on demand from the Delhi Jal Board helpline or the central control room.
Due to the record-high temperature, there has been a rapid surge in water demand. The condition of people in several parts of Delhi including the Chilla village area remains grim as they continue to face a water crisis amid the scorching heat. Watch to know more!
Delhi Minister Atishi, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 21, was advised by the doctors to be admitted to a hospital in view of her deteriorating health but she refused asserting Haryana should first accept her demand for releasing water for Delhi.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi has started the indefinite hunger strike on June 21 over the water crisis in the national capital. AAP alleges that Haryana govt is not releasing Delhi's share of water.
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Delhi Minister Atishi, along with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and others visited Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. In an X post, AAP leader said she would visit Rajghat as Gandhiji taught that the path of 'Satyagraha' must be adopted to struggle against injustice.
BJP intensified its protest over the ongoing water crisis, claiming people are suffering because the AAP government has done nothing for the upkeep of the Delhi Jal Board's infrastructure in the last decade.
Sanjay Singh also accused the BJP of vandalising the Jal Board office and attacking the employees. Sanjay Singh also accused the Haryana government of releasing less water. He said that on June 6, 1002 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) of water was given which was reduced to 949 MGD on June 13.
There will be less water in Delhi tomorrow... Do you know where Delhi's water will go... Today the accounts of Delhi's water were told... Half of Delhi's water is stolen... It does not even reach the tap... Halfway through. Disappears..Now you will say how this happens, see the report for this..
The plight of Delhiites braving an unprecedented high summer heat has been further aggravated by an acute shortage of water supply.
Reacting to her letter, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva asked Atishi to stop writing letters to the Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled states and instead work to clean silt from water ponds and plants, along with stopping water wastage and theft.
Delhi has witnessed an alarming shortage of water amid scorching heat in the national capital that has added to the burdens of the people. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged neighbouring states to provide assistance and not engage in politics.
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.
New Delhi: As the city grapples with water scarcity, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today said Delhi Government will take technical help from specialists from across the globe to set up a 40 MGD water treatment
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