Delhi Water Crisis: The water crisis in the national capital does not seem to end anytime soon as the residents of Delhi continue to struggle to get access to water amid scorching heat. People in various parts of the city are heavily relying on water tankers to collect water. To get access to water, residents are forced to queue up around water tankers to secure their share of water.


In the visuals shared by news agency ANI, people can be seen struggling to collect water from water tankers that are engaged in supplying water in some parts of Delhi.






On Friday, the residents in Okhla Phase II of the national capital were seen collecting water from water tankers due to the shortage.






Amid the ongoing crisis, people in the Sanjay camp area of the national capital were seen fulfilling their water requirements by calling in water tankers, ANI reported on Thursday.






Amid the water crisis, Delhi residents are facing daily struggles for water to fulfill their basic needs. The dependence on water tankers often leads to disputes over access to water. Many people in the Chilla Gaon of the Mayur Vihar area fulfilled their water requirements by calling in water tankers.






Haryana Reducing Water Flow To Delhi: Atishi


Delhi minister Atishi on Friday said the water crisis in the national capital will not be solved even if Himachal Pradesh releases water for it, as Haryana has "reduced" its share.


Atishi inspected the Wazirabad barrage on Friday and accused the Haryana government of "conspiring" against the people of the city by continuously stopping the capital's share of water and releasing less water into the Yamuna, even as the Supreme Court is trying to solve the crisis.


The remarks of the Delhi Minister came a day after the top court issued directions to the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water to Delhi and asked Haryana to facilitate its flow. The SC also said there should be no politics over water.


During the inspection, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader claimed that Haryana is not giving the national capital its rightful share of water, and due to this, the water level has come down to 669.7 feet on June 7 from 671.3 feet on June 2.


"The Supreme Court is trying to solve the water problem. It is continuously hearing this matter and has ordered a meeting of the Upper Yamuna River Board. It will hear the matter again on Monday. But for the last five days, when the hearing was on in the court, the Haryana government has been conspiring behind its back," she alleged, as quoted by news agency PTI.


The AAP leader said Delhi is dependent on the Yamuna for its entire water supply. The water that comes into the river is the same that is released from Haryana.


"The water coming into the Yamuna is supplied to the Wazirabad, Chandrawal, and Okhla water treatment plants. If the water supply reduces, and consequently, the water in these plants reduces, when less water comes into the Yamuna from Haryana, then from where will these plants produce water? This will affect the supply, and people will face problems," she said, as quoted by PTI.


"Himachal Pradesh is telling the court that it is ready to help, but the Haryana government is now hatching a conspiracy that even if Himachal Pradesh gives water, the problem of Delhiites will not be solved, and that is why Haryana is constantly stopping the water that it has to send to Wazirabad," the minister alleged.


BJP Hits Back


Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Virendra Sachdeva, however, accused Atishi of "lying" in an attempt to "mislead" the people of the city and demanded that an all-party meeting be convened on the water crisis in the national capital.


Sachdeva, however, also said the water problem in Delhi is not because of a lack of raw water but because of the silt-laden storage ponds at the Wazirabad, Sonia Vihar, and Okhla water treatment plants and due to water theft and wastage. "How long will Atishi mislead Delhi residents about the water problem by lying? In Delhi, 53 per cent of purified water is wasted due to theft or leakage," the Delhi BJP chief said, as quoted by PTI.