IN PICS | Serpentine Queues Near Tankers As Water Crisis Adds To Woes Of Delhiites After Heatwave

Reduction in release of raw water from Haryana and depleting pond level of Yamuna has resulted in shortage of water supply in Delhi

Several people were seen storing and collecting water from water tanks in Delhi. Parts of the national capital are facing a water crisis as pond levels are depleting in the Yamuna river. (Image Source: Getty Images)

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB), earlier this week, said that water supply shall be affected in parts of the national capital from Tuesday. The Delhi Jal Board said that due to the depletion of pond level of Yamuna at Wazirabad Water Works to 669.40 feet against the normal level of 674.50 feet and reduction in release of raw water by Haryana in the Yamuna, water production has been affected. (Image Source: Getty Images)

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj said Delhi is still short of 65 million gallons a day of water. This has impacted supply in north, northwest, south and central Delhi, besides areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council (Image Source: Getty Images)

Around 70% of Delhi’s water supply comes from the Yamuna and canals emerging from it while another 120 cusecs is drawn from the river itself for treatment. Image Source: PTI

The Delhi Jal Board urged the residents to store adequate quantity of water in advance adding that water tankers would be provided on request. Image source: PTI

In the Kusumpur Pahari area of Vasant Vihar, people were seen chaining their water cans as they collected water from tanks. Amid the scorching heat in the national capital, the water bodies and lakes in Delhi have started drying up, adding to the woes of people. (Image Source: PTI)