Water rationing in Delhi due to jat stir

After a high-level emergency meeting, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said barring Rashtrapati Bhavan, offices and residences of the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, defence installations, hospitals and fire brigade, water will be rationed equally among others. 

He said his residence and office will also come under water rationing. He said disruption in water supply to Delhi from Haryana’s Munak Canal due to the Jat agitation has severely affected the city and appealed to the people to conserve water as much as possible. 

“Barring President, PM , CJI, defence installations, hospis, fire brigades, water to be equally rationed amongst all. Pl save water. Schools closed tomo,” Kejriwal said in a tweet. The Chief Minister said all the water treatment plants have been shut and even if Haryana releases water it will take at least 24 hours more to restore the supply. 

“There is very little water as it is not coming from there (canal). All the water treatment plants are closed and whatever water is stored in reservoirs is being supplied through the tankers,” he said. 

The Supreme court on Sunday agreed to give urgent hearing on Monday to the petition moved by the Delhi government seeking Centre’s intervention for the uninterrupted supply of water from Munak Canal in Haryana which is allegedly under siege of the Jat agitators demanding reservation. 

Delhi government’s senior standing counsel Rahul Mehra said the petition was mentioned before the Registrar, who marked the matter for hearing on Monday. 

The petition was moved on Saturday night in which a plea was also made that the Centre should deploy army to ensure supply of water from Munak Canal.“Water should be supplied immediately to Delhi as it is lifeline of people,” Mehra had said, adding all water plants in Delhi are shut.