Water crisis in Delhi: AAP govt moves SC; Kejriwal says no time to indulge in politics
The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave conditions, and neighbouring Haryana be directed to release extra water for a month
The Delhi government has moved the Supreme Court to seek a direction to Haryana to supply more water to the crisis-hit national capital, sources to news agency PTI said on May 31. (PTI Photo)
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The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave conditions, and neighbouring Haryana be directed to release extra water for a month, they said. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ourged the BJP to ask its governments in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to provide water to the national capital for a month.
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The national capital has been facing a severe water shortage and Water Minister Atishi has accused Haryana of not releasing Delhi's share of water. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)
BJP candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Bansuri Swaraj says, "AAP government has created an artificial water crisis. Delhi Jal Board was in the profit of Rs. 600 crores in 2013. Currently, it is in the loss of Rs. 73,000 crores. Arvind Kejriwal's government should be held accountable..."
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Residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid ongoing water crisis at Vivekananda Colony, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)
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Residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid ongoing water crisis at Vivekananda Colony, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)
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Residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid ongoing water crisis at Vivekananda Colony, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)
![BJP candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Bansuri Swaraj says, "AAP government has created an artificial water crisis. Delhi Jal Board was in the profit of Rs. 600 crores in 2013. Currently, it is in the loss of Rs. 73,000 crores. Arvind Kejriwal's government should be held accountable..."](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2024/03/Bansuri-Swaraj.png "BJP candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Bansuri Swaraj says, "AAP government has created an artificial water crisis. Delhi Jal Board was in the profit of Rs. 600 crores in 2013. Currently, it is in the loss of Rs. 73,000 crores. Arvind Kejriwal's government should be held accountable..."")
