Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena will meet Delhi Water Minister Atishi at 11 am tomorrow. In a social media post, Raj Niwas said that the Delhi LG has asked officials to ascertain the actual position of water released by Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
He also asked them about measures taken to check wastage and leakage of water in the national capital and the status of distilling the Wazirabad reservoir as directed by the Supreme Court.
Earlier, Ms Atishi requested Delhi LG for an emergency meeting to discuss water scarcity in the national capital. Ms Atishi said in a social media post that the meeting will be held to inform him about the alleged inadequate release of water by the Haryana government from the Munak Canal.
She added that as the representative of the Central Government, Mr Saxena will be asked to intervene and resolve the situation by taking note of the situation.
Ms Atishi claimed that Delhi is supposed to receive one thousand 50 cusecs of water from the Munak Canal, but the Haryana government is allegedly releasing only 840 cusecs of water.
Meanwhile, with piped supply affected in various residential areas, Delhiites continue to face severe water crises as queues were seen around water tankers in many areas.
Under an agreement between Haryana, Delhi, and the entire Upper Yamuna region, 1050 cusecs of water are allotted to Delhi through the Munak Canal. But, the water supply has been continuously decreasing and has fallen to 840 cusecs till Friday.
The record-high temperatures and heatwave in Delhi have caused an extraordinary and excessive surge in water demand in the city.
(With inputs from agencies)
