He says Haryana has started releasing water and production will be normal by Thursday morning
The huge gap between demand and supply of water in Delhi has been giving a tough time to residents. The national Capital has been falling short of around 50 MGD of water since May 8, mainly because production at the Chandrawal treatment plant has been hit, which has led to the troubled situation.
Meanwhile, high drama was witnessed at the residence of Chief Minister and AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday, after he refused to meet Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma and Delhi BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa over the water crisis issue.
Later in the day, the CM tweeted: "Haryana has started releasing water. Production likely to be normal by tomorrow morning and distribution by tomorrow evening. We are constantly monitoring the situation."
To tackle the situation, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia held a high-level meeting with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials on Tuesday and directed them to take all necessary measures to ensure that the city continues to get its legally obligatory uninterrupted water supply. He also asked the DJB to keep all its options ready.
According to officials, Delhi requires 900 million gallons of water daily, but it is falling short by about 50 MGD since May 8. The officials said areas in north and central Delhi have been affected by the shortage. The supply was severely affected in NDMC areas, including parts of the President's estate, on Tuesday evening.
Sisodia has also directed Chief Secretary M M Kutty to talk to his Haryana counterpart and ensure restoration of full water supply to Delhi.
The residents, however, are not convinced.
"This is not the first time that the city is facing a shortage of water supply. Even if the supply is increased, there are other issues, such as leakages, leading to wastage of drinking water. We feel the problem is not going to be solved in the next 10 years, unless some effective measures are taken," BS Vohra, President of the East Delhi Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) Joint Federation said .
Echoing his sentiment, Lajpat Nagar resident Nishant Singh said, "As the temperature goes up, the demand for water increases in Delhi. The situation that we are facing right now is routine in summers. The government should come up with a solution for the problem. We have to depend on packaged water bottles to fulfill our needs."
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- People will continue to face water shortage, if the problem at Chandrawal plant is not taken care of. This will increase people’s dependency on packaged water bottles
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