New Delhi: Water supply will remain affected in many parts of Delhi on Sunday due to less release of water in Yamuna and two canals in Haryana. Delhi Jal Board gave this information on Saturday. The water level in Wazirabad pond is 667.3 feet against the normal of 674.5 feet. Besides, less water is being received from Haryana through Carrier Lined Canal (CLC) and Delhi Sub Branch (DSB), the utility said. Operations have been affected at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla WTPs. Water supply will remain affected till the situation improves.
Water Low pressure will be available in Northeast Delhi, West Delhi, North Delhi, Central Delhi, South Delhi including Delhi Cantonment and New Delhi Municipal Council areas.
The utility had last week written to the Haryana Irrigation Department for the fifth time this summer, asking it to release water from the Som river, a tributary of the Yamuna.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also requested Haryana to release excess water in Yamuna on humanitarian grounds.
Delhi requires about 1,200 MGD (million gallons per day) of water, while the DJB supplies about 950 MGD.
Haryana supplies a total of 610 million gallons of water a day to Delhi through two canals – CLC (368 MGD) and DSB (177) – and Yamuna (65 MGD). Water is supplied to CLC and DSB from Hathini Kund through Munak Canal and Bhakra Beas Management Board. In addition, Delhi receives 253 MGD from Uttar Pradesh through the Upper Ganga Canal, and 90 MGD from wells and tube wells installed across the city.