Delhi's Water Crisis: Long lines at tankers amid AAP-BJP blame game
Delhi continue to face severe water shortages, forcing them to queue up at water tankers to meet their daily needs. Visuals from Okhla showed people crowding around tankers with cans and buckets. This scene has become a daily occurrence in many parts of the national capital, including Chanakyapuri's Sanjay Camp, Geeta Colony in East Delhi, Patel Nagar, Mehrauli, and Chhatarpur since the start of the summer season.
The water crisis in Delhi has sparked widespread protests, vandalism, and political confrontations across the city.
Delhi's Water Crisis: Pipeline Inspections Reveal No Leaks
As the water crisis deepens, police officials inspected the Jal Board pipelines in the Yamuna Khadar area of northeast Delhi on Sunday and confirmed there were no leaks. Assistant Sub-Inspector Lokendra Sirohi stated, «There is no leakage here. If there is any leakage, we will inform the Jal Board and our control room.»
Delhi's Water Crisis: Minister Atishi's Urgent Call for Police Protection
Delhi Minister Atishi has written to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, urging the deployment of police personnel to protect major pipelines for the next 15 days. Atishi said, «The ground patrolling team found water supply pipelines were damaged in some places.» She added that the patrol team discovered a major leak in the main pipeline from the Sonia Vihar treatment plant to south Delhi, where several large bolts had been cut, indicating possible sabotage.
There's no leakage: Delhi Police after inspecting Jal Board
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