After suffering from the severe blow of scorching heat, now Delhites will need to deal with another crisis that is unfolding. To combat the worsening water shortage, the Delhi government has taken a crucial step to cut water supply to some of the areas of the capital that had been receiving water supply twice a day. The previous day, the Delhi minister accused Haryana of not releasing Delhis share of water since May and she said that if the issue is not resolved, the government will approach the Supreme Court. Appeal to save water In a press conference, Atishi urged the residents to not waste water as the capital has not been receiving sufficient amount of water from its neighbours including Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on which it is largely dependent. AAP minister has warned that if residents continue with their negligence towards the issue, challans will be soon imposed on excess usage of water. #WATCH | Delhi: On water shortage in Delhi, Minister Atishi says, We are speaking to the Haryana government continuously. But the Haryana government is not releasing water even after so many talks... If the water supply does not improve in the coming 1-2 days, then we will move… pic.twitter.com/kCCQOiAnjw— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2024The Delhi government has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 for water wastage. It has also said it to deploy 200 teams across the city starting from May 30 to identify and penalise anyone found guilty of wasting water, especially using pipes for car washing, overflowing water tanks and use of domestic water for commercial use and commercial purposes.URGENTDue to Haryanas refusal to release water, Delhi faces a severe shortage in water supply. Starting tomorrow, a team will be deployed to impose a fine of ₹2000 on anyone found wasting water in Delhi. Lets use water wisely, Delhiites!#urgent#savewater@AamAadmiParty pic.twitter.com/7Rtz2zhKCH— Hitesh Kumar #istandwithARVINDKEJRIWAL (@htshkumar85) May 29, 2024Water supply will remain affected in certain areasThe government has decided to rationalise the water supply in certain areas of the capital, restricting the supply to only once a day which was previously twice a day. The water saved through this measure will be supplied to water-deficient areas where supply lasts only from 10 to 20 minutes. Greater Kailash, Lajpat Nagar, Panchsheel Park, Hauz Khas, Chittaranjan Park, and other areas will bear the brunt of decision. The change will be in place until the state of the water supply gets better.Challenging timeDelhi is already in the grip of severe heatwaves with temperatures touching 49.9 degrees Celsius at automatic weather stations in Mungeshpur and Narela. Amid such critical situation, the state is unable to meet the soaring demand for water mostly because less water is being released in Yamuna and Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) are not getting sufficient supply. The water level in Wazirbad has been falling drastically from 671 feet on May 21 to 669.8 feet on May 28. Drinking water crisis Several areas including Rohini, Indra Enclave, Begum Vihar, Begumpus, Begumpur village, Rajiv Nagar, Rohini Sector-24 Pocket-8,16,12,11 and Kailash Vihar are facing water crisis. Some parts of the capital are also receiving dirty and untreated water.
