The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has told the Delhi High Court that despite paying ₹28.16 crore to Haryana for repairing the old sub-branch canal, which carries water to the Capital, the neighbouring State is yet to start the work.
The submission was made in an affidavit placed before a Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar, which on March 13 had directed Haryana and Delhi to take steps to immediately carry out the repairs.
‘Cheques not encashed’
DJB’s advocate Sumeet Pushkarna said it had sent two cheques of ₹10 crore and ₹18.16 crore each to Haryana in March after the court’s order, however, they have not been encashed.
The civic body also said that Haryana has not yet signed the memorandum of understanding sent to it regarding the repair work.
Haryana’s claim
Haryana, on the other hand, claimed in an affidavit to have supplied additional raw water to Delhi from January 1997 to June 2015, for which it had raised a bill of ₹69.62 crore.
However, the DJB only paid ₹7.7 crore, it said.
Haryana said it has been supplying water to Delhi during the lean months at the cost of people of its State and added that the DJB would have to manage its affairs regarding water supply to residents of the Capital.
