Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora seeking deployment of personnel to patrol and protect major pipelines for the next 15 days as the national capital faces a water crisis. In her letter, the minister said Delhi is reeling from a severe heat wave and water crisis.
“Due to scarcity of water reaching the Yamuna, water production has fallen by around 70 MGD and many parts of Delhi are experiencing water scarcity. In this situation, every drop of water becomes precious,” the letter said.
The Delhi Jal Board has deployed patrol teams for the main water distribution network that transports raw water to water treatment plants and then from them to major underground reservoirs in different parts of the city, Atishi said in the letter. .
BJP protests against AAP government
The BJP on Sunday organized a protest against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the water crisis in the national capital.
Launching a vitriolic attack on the AAP, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the Delhi Jal Board made profits of crores of rupees when Arvind Kejriwal became the chief minister.
“No one is prepared for unprecedented heat”
India is grappling with unprecedented heat this summer and no one is prepared for the level of warming being experienced, said prominent environmentalist Sunita Narain, emphasizing the need for a heat index and a complete overhaul of the way they are designed. modern cities.
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