New Delhi: The deepening water crisis in the national capital has left citizens helpless. Visuals from the Chanakyapuri area of Delhi showed people climbing atop water tankers to collect water in buckets for daily use. Several parts of the city continue to face a water crisis.
Delhi has been grappling with a water crisis this summer. The city residents are facing daily struggles to secure enough water for their basic needs, relying heavily on tankers, which often leads to disputes over access to water.
Delhi water minister and Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Atishi, on June 7, alleged that Haryana is not giving Delhi its rightful share of water. Atishi inspected the Wazirabad barrage on June 7 and accused the Haryana government of “conspiring” against the people of Delhi by releasing less water into the Yamuna and continuously stopping the city’s water share, it added.
However, on the orders of the Supreme Court, Himachal Pradesh will give 137 cusecs of water to Delhi. Following this, Delhi Jal Board is likely to see an increase of 65-70 million gallons of water per day (MGD) for processing at its water treatment plants. The much-needed water was released from June 7 and reached the city’s first barrage at Wazirabad through the Hathnikund barrage.
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