22-May-2024 05:31 PM
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New Delhi, May 22 (Reporter) Hours after making allegations against Haryana government for stopping water supply to Delhi, Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi on Wednesday wrote a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini asking him to restore water supply to the national capital.
Terming the halt in water supply as a cruel joke by the Haryana government against Delhi people, Atishi in a letter said, 'It seems deliberate conspiracy amid the election season that aimed at creating an artificial emergency, thereby disrupting the normalcy of life in Delhi and creating a situation of panic.
“We are currently facing a severe water crisis, which is unprecedented and has caused significant distress among the residents of Delhi, especially amid an ongoing election season. The seriousness of the situation can be gauged from the fact that Delhi has been in the grip of an unrelenting heat-wave and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for the coming days,” she said.
“It has come to my notice that the water flow from Haryana to Delhi seems to be deliberately reduced. Our records show that there is a drastic drop in the water levels at the Wazirabad Barrage, indicating lower water levels of Yamuna River,” the Minister said.
“Low water level makes it clear that Haryana is not releasing Delhi's water share of Yamuna water,” She claimed adding that this reduction in water levels of the Yamuna is having a serious impact on water production for the people of Delhi...////...