Munak canal: HC can’t order water release, says Haryana

It also said it has already released 450 cusecs of water for the Haiderpur water treatment plant.

While the government said it was releasing water in compliance with the High Court orders and 1996 Supreme Court directions, it added that the dispute between Delhi and Haryana was an interstate one and was not within the jurisdiction of a High Court.

The government has further claimed that it was supplying enough water for the reservoirs at Haiderpur and Wazirabad, and has raised objections to the DJB’s plan to divert water from the canal to the Dwarka water treatment plant.

The state had raised this objection earlier, after which the court had directed DJB to plug the cut made in the CLC to draw water towards Dwarka.

The state has claimed that the cut has not been closed properly, and has sought directions to DJB to not take any water from the disputed cut till the issue is resolved.

The case was to be heard before the court of Justice B D Ahmed and Justice I S Mehta on Thursday but could not be taken up.

The court will now take up the issue on Friday.