Delhi Water Crisis
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Delhi grapples with water shortage, residents scramble for water with empty buckets amid heatwave
News | Jun 08, 2024, 03:18 PM ISTSevere heatwave conditions in Delhi have thrown normal life out of gear. Due to the record-high temperature, there has been a rapid surge in water demand. Long queues of people to collect water are being seen in several parts of Delhi, as many areas face a water crisis. Watch to know more!
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Delhi Water Crisis: Severe water crisis grapples Okhla phase II area, locals struggle
News | Jun 07, 2024, 12:29 PM ISTSevere heatwave conditions in Delhi have thrown normal life out of gear. Due to the record-high temperature, there has been a rapid surge in water demand. Locals from the Okhla phase II area are facing an acute water crisis.
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Delhi Minister Atishi writes letter to UP, Haryana Chief Ministers seeking release of additional
Delhi | Jun 03, 2024, 06:13 AM ISTReacting to her letter, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva asked Atishi to stop writing letters to the Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled states and instead work to clean silt from water ponds and plants, along with stopping water wastage and theft.
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Severe water crisis in Delhi's Sanjay camp: Locals struggle amid heatwave in national capital
News | Jun 02, 2024, 01:04 PM ISTAmid the scorching heat of the national capital, as temperature soars beyond 50 degrees Celsius and citizens fear stepping out, residents are facing acute water shortage.
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Supreme Court to hear Delhi govt's plea on release of surplus water from Haryana on June 3
India | Jun 01, 2024, 03:51 PM ISTDelhi has witnessed an alarming shortage of water amid scorching heat in the national capital that has added to the burdens of the people. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged neighbouring states to provide assistance and not engage in politics.
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Delhi water crisis: AAP govt reaches Supreme Court, Arvind Kejriwal urges UP, Haryana for help
Delhi | May 31, 2024, 11:53 AM ISTDelhi water crisis: Delhi government has finally approached the Supreme Court regarding the water problem in the national capital. A petition was filed to provide additional water to Delhi from Haryana, UP govts.
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Delhi water crisis: Know main reasons behind scarcity | Check out the affected areas
Delhi | May 30, 2024, 12:35 PM ISTDelhi water crisis: Water Minister Atishi has directed DJB to deploy 200 teams across Delhi to prevent wastage of water. It has also taken measures like running tubewells in double shifts and using water tankers to supply water in affected areas due to the shortage.
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Haqiqat Kya Hai: Delhi in rain pain, Who is to blame?
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jul 16, 2023, 10:42 PM ISTHaqiqat Kya Hai: The level of Yamuna is going down..Yamuna water is not coming in Delhi at present..but the water which has already come..is not going anywhere..when Yamuna water goes down further Only then will the flow in the drains of Delhi be correct.
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Delhi: Water supply to be hit tomorrow due to ammonia pollution in Yamuna | Details
India | Jul 08, 2022, 12:00 AM ISTThe utility said ammonia concentration in the river has increased to two particles per million (ppm) due to pollution from Haryana. The water level in the Wazirabad pond is also low -- 670 feet as against a normal of 674.5 feet.
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Delhi faces water shortage, supply to remain affected in THESE areas today
India | Jun 10, 2022, 08:52 AM ISTDelhi requires around 1,200 MGD of water, while the DJB supplies around 950 MGD. Haryana supplies a total of 610 million gallons of water a day to Delhi through two canals -- CLC (368 MGD) and DSB (177) -- and the Yamuna (65 MGD).
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As water crisis deepens in Delhi, people chain cans as they collect water from tanks | VIDEO
India | May 17, 2022, 04:57 PM ISTAmong the affected areas were Civil Lines, Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas, Kamla Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Pahar Ganj and NDMC areas, Old and New Rajinder Nagar, Kalkaji, Govindpuri, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, Ramlila Ground, etc.
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Water crisis in Delhi? State govt writes to Haryana seeking release of additional supply in Yamuna
India | May 04, 2022, 08:32 PM ISTAccording to officials, the water levels at the Wazirabad pond depleted alarmingly due to less flow in the Yamuna river. This is the second time in a week that the Arvind Kejriwal government has written to Haryana's Irrigation Department fr the release of additional water.
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Haqikat Kya Hai | Delhi Police uses water cannons against BJP workers protesting over water crisis
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jul 12, 2021, 09:28 PM ISTThe Delhi Police Monday used water cannons to disperse BJP workers protesting in Civil Lines over water shortage in the capital.
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Delhi water crisis: Ruckus outside Satyendra Jain's house as BJP protests against AAP govt
India | Jul 12, 2021, 04:15 PM ISTBJP's Delhi unit president Adesh Gupta blamed the AAP government for the water crisis. He said that tanker mafias have flourished under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Haryana govt is responsible for Water crisis in Delhi: Raghav Chadha
News | Jul 12, 2021, 12:20 PM ISTThe Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will move the Supreme Court seeking directions to Haryana to release the national capital's legitimate share of water. According to DJB vice chairman Raghav Chadha, the city government has been supplying 945 MGD of water to city residents against the demand of 1,150 MGD. At present, Delhi has been receiving 479 MGD against 609 MGD from Haryana. Besides, Delhi draws 90 MGD groundwater and receives 250 MGD from the Upper Ganga Canal.
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Delhi water crisis: Govt to move Supreme Court seeking release of water from Haryana
India | Jul 12, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTThe Delhi government has claimed that the national capital has been receiving 479 MGD against 609 MGD from Haryana.
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Haryana withholding Delhi's legitimate share of water: Delhi Jal Board VC Raghav Chadha
India | Jul 11, 2021, 02:07 PM ISTDelhi Jal Board vice chairman Raghav Chadha on Sunday claimed that Haryana has been withholding Delhi's legitimate share of water.
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Will cut off supply to DJB chairman's house if water crisis not resolved in 48 hrs: Delhi BJP chief
India | Jul 09, 2021, 06:38 PM ISTSpeaking during a press conference here, Gupta alleged that tanker mafia was "ruling the roost" under the Arvind Kejriwal government.
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Delhi water crisis: Residents living in various parts of the national capital facing water shortage
News | Jun 12, 2021, 01:00 PM ISTResidents living in various parts of the national capital Delhi are facing water shortage. watch ground report.
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Uttarakhand disaster: Debris, mud from hill state hit water supply in Delhi
India | Feb 15, 2021, 01:19 PM ISTThe DJB's Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi Water Treatment Plants are working at reduced capacity. This could affect water supply in parts of South, East and North East Delhi.