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.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the State of Himachal Pradesh to release 137 cusecs of surplus water available with it and directed the Haryana government to facilitate the flow of the surplus water from Hathnikund barrage to Wazirabad uninterruptedly to Delhi to mitigate the drinki
After the Supreme Court asked the Upper Yamuna River Board to convene an emergency meeting, Delhi's Water Minister Atishi, thanked the apex court for taking cognizance of the water crisis faced by people and said that all the stakeholder states and the central government should sit together
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Upper Yamuna River Board to convene an urgent emergency meeting on June 5 of all stakeholder states to resolve the water crisis faced by the residents of Delhi.
As India's capital city faces a severe water crisis, different parts of the city witness people waiting in long queues to collect water from the water tanker. In Chilla Gaon situated in Mayur Vihar Phase 1, people can be seen standing in long queues amidst the water crisis. Water is being su