SUPPLY FROM HARYANA RISES BUT WATER RATIONING ON

NEWDELHI: The Delhi Jal Board has reported some improvement in terms of the water quantity released by Haryana after high court rap but the crisis is not yet over and rationing is still being carried out.

“On Tuesday, the Wazirabad and Chandrawal plants had to be shut down for nearly half an hour in the morning. The water volume coming from Haryana has increased from 800 cusecs to 930 cusecs, so there is some improvement from Monday but the volume is still far below the ideal 1013 cusecs which is our rightful share,” a senior DJB official said.

The pond level in Wazirabad which should be 674ft remained below 670ft. The official said that the high court has told Haryana to ensure that the order of December 19, 2014 is followed to release water according to Delhi’s allocation in Delhi sub branch and Munak canal.

REPAIR SUB BRANCH

Taking note of wastage of water supplied by Haryana to Delhi through a sub branch canal as it needs repairs, the Delhi High Court has directed both the states to take steps to carry out repair work immediately.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Delhi government to release forthwith the amount sanctioned for the repairs after Haryana said the entire process of awarding tender for the work will be completed in a month after getting the money.

The order came after the court was told that under the Memorandum of Undertaking (MOU) between the two governments, repairs to the canal will be undertaken by Haryana and the cost will be borne by the Delhi government.