Accusing BJP-ruled Haryana of reducing water supply to the Capital, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday that if the “crisis” continued, supply to Lutyens’ Delhi would be hit as well.
On May 13, the Delhi Jal Board had said in a statement that the level of water in the pond that is fed by the Yamuna and the carrier-lined channel that brings water from Haryana had reduced, leading to production at Wazirabad treatment plant being curtailed at 30%.
Production hit
On Tuesday, a senior DJB official said the production of Wazirabad and Chandrawal plants was about 60% each. The DJB had said that supply had been affected from May 12 and would continue to be hit till Tuesday evening in parts of north, north-west and west Delhi.
On Tuesday evening, however, Mr. Sisodia said the situation hadn’t been resolved.
“Delhi water crisis still not resolved. Water being stopped despite court order. I have directed DJB to file contempt petition in HC,” he tweeted.
Earlier on Tuesday, Mr. Sisodia had said at a press conference that he had asked Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal to seek the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office in the matter as talks at the Chief Secretary-level hadn’t succeeded.
“There is politics over water right now. About 80 million gallons per day of water for Delhi has been curtailed. If the crisis continues, we will have to reduce the supply of water to the New Delhi Municipal Council area, where the Union Ministers live,” said Mr. Sisodia.
According to sources in the DJB, the problem started when the level of water at the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana fell, like it does almost every summer.
Late-night tweet
According to a tweet by Mr. Sisodia at 10.23 p.m., the Haryana Chief Secretary had “assured” the Delhi government that water supply in the Yamuna would be “back to normal” by Wednesday afternoon.
