New Delhi: Delhi’s Water Minister Atishi mentioned on Sunday that she had sought time from Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena for an emergency assembly to apprise him of the “inadequate water” being launched by the Haryana authorities from the Munak Canal.
She added that if the quantity of water doesn’t enhance right this moment, the water disaster within the metropolis will worsen in two days.
“Have sought time from the Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi for an emergency meeting, to apprise him of the inadequate water being released by Haryana from the Munak Canal,” Atishi posted on X.
“Delhi is supposed to receive 1050 cusecs of water from the Munak Canal via the CLC and DSB sub-canals. However, this has reduced to 840 cusecs. 7 Water Treatment Plants are dependent on this water. If the amount of water does not increase today, then the water situation across Delhi will worsen in 1-2 days. Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi is the representative of the Central Govt. Will be requesting him to intervene and resolve the situation,” she added.
Meanwhile, residents of Delhi proceed to face extreme water crises as lengthy traces of individuals round water tankers are seen in lots of areas of the nationwide capital.
With piped water being disrupted, in a number of areas of town water is being equipped to the individuals by tankers. Visuals from Mayur Vihar and Okhla Phase 2 present residents huddling round water tankers with buckets and cans of their palms to hold water.
Delhi authorities blamed the water disaster on the Haryana authorities “blocking” Delhi’s share of water.
“On one hand, the Supreme Court is trying to solve the water crisis in Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh is ready to give more water to Delhi. On the other hand, Haryana is blocking Delhi’s share of water,” Atishi, Delhi Minister, mentioned whereas chatting with reporters in Delhi on Saturday.
“Under the agreement between Haryana, Delhi, and the entire Upper Yamuna region regarding water, 1050 cusecs of water come to Delhi through the Munak Canal. Two sub-canals of the Munak Canal supply water here. It is measured by the flow meter installed here. If we look at the data from the last five years, out of the 1,050 cusecs of water released by Haryana, 1000 to 980 cusecs of water reach Delhi. But for the last five days, this amount of water has been continuously decreasing. At least 1,000 cusecs of water should reach Delhi, but since June 1, it has decreased a lot. On June 7, only 840 cusecs of water reached Delhi,” she added.
For many residents within the metropolis, their every day lives are being disrupted due to the water disaster.
Ambati, a resident of Delhi’s Geeta Colony, informed ANI that she has to face a variety of hassle fetching water from the tankers.
“We have to face a lot of trouble. We get only one tanker, from which we have to fetch water. We have no other option, though,” she mentioned.
Another resident of Geeta Colony, Ghanshyam Jha, mentioned, “We have to face the water crisis daily. We have to bear a lot of trouble while getting water from tankers. Sometimes, we skip work due to this. One tanker doesn’t seem to be enough for the entire population of this colony, but anyway, we only get one.”
The record-high temperatures and heatwave in Delhi, which has resulted in most temperatures rising to round 50 levels Celsius in some locations, have prompted a rare and extreme surge in water demand within the metropolis.Â
