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 water crisis in the national capital amid soaring temperatures has left residents scrambling with empty buckets after water tankers. Residents queued in many areas of the national capital waiting to fill their buckets in the blazing heat.
The meeting will be led by the Water Minister of Delhi, Atishi and the Health Minister of Delhi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, with all senior officials, including the Chief Secretary, in attendance.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi has written to the Delhi Jal Board CEO, directing him to immediately deploy 200 teams across Delhi to crackdown on the washing of cars with pipes, overflow of water tanks and use of domestic water supply for construction or commercial purposes.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, regarding Yamuna's water flow from Haryana to Delhi and accused the Haryana government of not releasing Delhi's water share.
In a reply to the Delhi LG, Delhi Minister Atishi wrote a letter to him and accused Saxena of encouraging the officers who obstructed work and did not take any action against them despite repeated requests, the Delhi water minister alleged.
In his first "direction" to the Delhi government after being sent to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate until March 28, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked Water Minister Atishi to resolve water and sewer-related issues in various parts of the capital, the AAP minister claimed o
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Sunday directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to seal all borewells in the city within 48 hours after a man died falling into Delhi Jal Board's sewage treatment plant in the Keshopur area.
In view of rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna River, Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Thursday wrote to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, instructing him to file a status report on the setting up of an ammonia treatment plant in Wazirabad.
Delhi water minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday reiterated his allegation that the Haryana government's actions caused the recent flood in the national capital after the Yamuna River overflowed in the national capital. The Minister was responding to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxe
Water Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj arrived on Tuesday to inspect the cleaning of the Najafgarh drain. During this, he inspected the work of desilting as well as the hydraulic excavator installed on the Pantul bridge. He directed the officials to ensure that only treated sewage is released into
"The ongoing attempts to present minutes of meetings and presentations from departments such as DJB and IFC as if they were solely the achievements of the Lieutenant Governor are misleading and a disservice to the collective efforts of the people of Delhi," he said.