Amid the persistent water shortage in the national capital, Delhi Water Minister Atishi has written a letter to Delhi LG VK Saxena raising serious concerns about the potential collusion between senior officers in Delhi Government and the notorious tanker mafia.
Amid the water crisis in the national capital, Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva on Wednesday accused the AAP government of promoting tanker mafias and submitted evidence to Delhi Police regarding the prevalence of such elements.
Amid the water crisis in the national capital, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday, accusing the party of incompetence and blamed their "mismanagement" for the current situation in Delhi.
An outraged women resident said, "The tanker ran out of water when we were standing in a queue. I had filled just one 'can' of water which could fulfil only drinking purposes. The situation is troubling a lot."
Amid the water crisis in the city, the Delhi Government has decided to deploy Additional District Magistrate and Sub Divisional Magistrate level officers in each zone, along with a team of Tehsildars and other officials who will act as a 'Quick Response Team' for the provision of water tanke
Amid the power outage in several areas of the national capital, Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader called it "extremely worrying" and sought time with the Central Power Minister and the chairman of Power Grid Corporation of India.
"Water level in the Wazirabad barrage has dropped and the Munak canal is receiving less water. We have requested LG Saxena to talk to the Haryana government concerning less water being released into the Munak canal," Atishi told ANI after meeting with the Lt Governor.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for June 12 the hearing of the Delhi government's plea for the release of surplus water from Himachal Pradesh as the people of the national capital are facing shortages of water.
As the water crisis continues to persist in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday accused the BJP government in Haryana of negative politics and asked the party-led Haryana government to release Delhi's share of water.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi said on Sunday that she had sought time from Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena for an emergency meeting to apprise him of the "inadequate water" being released by the Haryana government from the Munak Canal.
With piped supply affected in various residential areas, water is supplied to the people through tankers. Visuals from Mayur Vihar and Okhla Phase 2 showed on Sunday residents huddling around water tankers with buckets and cans in their hands to carry water.