Delhi witnessed a severe water crisis in many areas of New Delhi and West Delhi on Saturday. People quenched their thirst by getting tankers and did their daily chores with difficulty. The Jal Board informed during the day that water supply has been started after repairing the broken embankment of Munak canal. After this, it is believed that the areas where there is a shortage of water, the supply will start uninterrupted by Sunday.
Water crisis in Delhi
– Many areas of New Delhi and West Delhi witnessed a severe water crisis on Saturday.
– People quenched their thirst by getting tankers and did their daily chores with difficulty.
– The supply will start uninterrupted by Sunday after repairing the broken embankment of Munak canal, informed the Jal Board.
Delhi gets 750 cusecs of raw water from Munak canal via Haryana. About three days ago, about 50 meters embankment of the canal was suddenly breached near Badwasni village in Sonipat district. After this, the officials of Jal Board, Irrigation Department, with the help of Haryana Government, did the work of tying the embankment of the canal and restarted the water supply, but due to the interruption of water supply for about 50 hours, it affected five water treatment plants in Delhi. It was lying Canal water goes to Haiderpur-1, Haiderpur-2, Bawana, Nangloi and Dwarka water treatment plants. From there it reaches about 30 lakh people of Delhi.
BJP accuses Kejriwal of cheating on water bills
Former Union Minister Vijay Goel has accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of cheating on water bills. Goyal said that there is huge corruption in the Jal Board. To hide this corruption, it has been announced to bring one-time settlement scheme on bills, while the truth is that the draft of this scheme is not ready yet. The Chief Minister has announced this without thinking. With the water bill running into lakhs of rupees, the government is making rhetoric of a one-time settlement scheme.
Kejriwal cheating people on water bill: BJP
– Former Union Minister Vijay Goel has accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of cheating on water bills.
– Goyal said that there is huge corruption in the Jal Board and to hide this corruption, it has been announced to bring one-time settlement scheme on bills.
– With the water bill running into lakhs of rupees, the government is making rhetoric of a one-time settlement scheme.
The Chief Minister has been saying since 2016 that there is huge rigging in the bills of 27.6 lakh consumers. The people of Delhi were also promised to make a future software. In this, by reading the meter from mobile, the consumer himself will make the bill, so that there is no wrong meter reading. This plan also proved futile. Goyal has asked nine questions to the Delhi government, in which it has been said that how the consumers who have deposited the bills will be paid back. What action will be taken on meter readers? On what basis has the Chief Minister made this announcement? Where has the future software announced in the year 2016 gone?
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