Amidst the scorching heat, the Haryana government is conspiring against the people of Delhi by continuously stopping Delhi’s share of water and releasing less water into the Yamuna even as the Supreme Court is trying to solve the water problem in Delhi.
To expose this conspiracy of the Haryana government against the people of Delhi, Water Minister Atishi inspected the Wazirabad barrage on Friday. During the inspection, she said that the Haryana government is not giving the rightful due water to Delhi. Due to this, the water level has come down to 669.7 feet on June 7 as compared to 671.3 feet on June 2.
Water Minister Atishi said that the Supreme Court is trying to solve the water problem of the people of Delhi. Therefore, the Supreme Court is continuously hearing this matter and ordered the meeting of the Upper Yamuna River Board and will hear it again on Monday. But for the last 5 days, when the hearing is going on in the Supreme Court, the Haryana government is conspiring behind the back of the Supreme Court.
She shared since June 2, when the issue of water reached the Supreme Court, Haryana has continuously reduced the release of water in the Yamuna towards Delhi. As a result, the water level in the barrage at Wazirabad was 671.3 feet on June 2, which has come down to 669.9 feet on June 7.
The Water Minister said that Delhi is dependent on the Yamuna river for its entire water supply. The water that comes into the Yamuna is the same that is released from Haryana. “The water coming into the Yamuna is supplied to Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants. When the water supply itself will reduce and the water in the water treatment plant will reduce, when less water will come into the Yamuna from Haryana, then from where will the water treatment plant produce water? This will affect the supply and people will face problems,” she said.
Water Minister Atishi said that on one hand, the Supreme Court is trying to solve the water problem in Delhi. Himachal Pradesh is also saying in 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, that is why Haryana is constantly stopping the water that they have to send to Wazirabad.
The Water Minister said that we will put this entire issue before the Supreme Court and hope that Delhi will be able to get its share of water and the additional water from Himachal Pradesh without any obstruction.
