With the city facing water shortage this week, the Delhi Jal Board on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to Haryana to release adequate water for Wazirabad barrage.
The petition filed in the apex court sought instructions to Haryana to supply 450 cusecs of potable water daily to the Wazirabad reservoir, in accordance with a 1996 Supreme Court order.
“Delhi is in the midst of an acute water crisis owing to stopping of supply of water by Haryana in the Yamuna, which is meant for drinking purposes in Delhi,” the plea read, adding that Haryana was defying the 1996 Supreme Court order. Delhi government officials said the matter could be mentioned in the court on March 26.
The DJB’s water treatment plants have been functioning at below capacity or not at all over the past few weeks due to drop in the level of Yamuna water and release of polluted water from Haryana that cannot be treated. As a result, the DJB has been rationing supply, which affected large parts of the city.
