Delhi Water Crisis: As Delhi battles a severe water crisis amid scorching heat due to rising temperatures, the city government approached the Supreme Court regarding the shortage of water in the national capital, news agency ANI reported on Friday. A petition has been filed to provide additional water to Delhi from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh for a month.
According to the petition filed in the top court, "Delhi's need for water has increased in the scorching heat. It is everyone's responsibility to fulfill the needs of the country's capital”.
Meanwhile, the residents in the national capital, residents have complained of acute water shortage, even as the government set up a "war room" and promised "Har Ghar Jal".
Several areas in Delhi, including Chanakyapuri's Sanjay Camp area and the Geeta colony area, are among those facing acute water shortages. In the blazing heat, people wait in long queues, hoping to fill at least one bucket, as tankers come and go without adequately serving the large populations in the colonies, as reported by ANI.
No Time To Indulge In Politics: Kejriwal On Water Shortage In Delhi
Amid the water shortage in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to ask its governments in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to provide water to Delhi for a month, saying it was not the time to indulge in politics. Referring to the BJP's planned protest against the AAP government later in the day, he said it "will not solve the problem".
"I request everyone with folded hands that instead of doing politics at this time, let us together provide relief to the people of Delhi," Kejriwal said in a post on X. "If BJP talks to its governments of Haryana and UP and gets some water to Delhi for a month, the people of Delhi will appreciate this step of the BJP very much. Such extreme heat is beyond anyone's control. But if we all work together, we can provide relief to people," he said.
In such scorching heat the demand for water has increased a lot, he noted, adding that the water that Delhi used to get from neighbouring states has also reduced. "That means demand increased a lot and supply decreased. We all have to solve this together," he stressed.
The Delhi CM said that the entire country is experiencing unprecedented heat due to which there is a water and electricity crisis across the country at this time. However, he said the power situation is under control in Delhi. "Last year, the peak demand for electricity in Delhi was 7438 MW. In comparison, this year the peak demand has reached 8302 MW. But despite this, the electricity situation in Delhi is under control, there are no power cuts like other states," he added.