Delhi Jal Board

Water supply will remain affected in many parts of Delhi on Sunday due to Haryana releasing less water in the Yamuna and two canals, the Delhi Jal Board said on Saturday.

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday appealed to the Haryana government to release Delhi's share of water in the Yamuna to tide over the water crisis in the capital.

Water supply will be affected in parts of Delhi starting Thursday due to the depletion of water level at the Wazirabad pond following reduction in the release of raw water by Haryana in the Yamuna, the Delhi Jal Board said on Wednesday.

Senior AAP leader Atishi on Wednesday alleged that Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had called a meeting of Delhi Jal Board officials and issued instructions to them despite the subject of water being the responsibility of the Delhi government.

Two days after the Delhi BJP chief urged the Centre to test the national capital's water quality, DJB vice-chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the exercise should cover Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well.

With Delhi's water crisis worsening, desperate scenes came to the fore as people chained their cans together while filling those from water tanks.

Due to an intense heatwave and Haryana releasing less water in the Yamuna river, the water levels have dropped which may cause a drinking water problem in Delhi as Yamuna almost dries up, the Delhi Jal Board said.

Two workers of the Delhi Jal Board allegedly stabbed a colleague following an altercation in Burari's Sant Nagar area in Delhi.

Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday alleged that BJP MP Manoj Tiwari forcibly entered the Delhi Jal Board's Sonia Vihar underground reservoir (UGR) with around 300 people and created a ruckus there.

The Delhi Jal Board on Tuesday withdrew the order with immediate effect which granted a two-hour break every day to all Muslim employees during Ramzan.

As part of the agreement, IIT Delhi and Delhi Jal Board will collaborate with each other to address water security related issues being faced by Delhi.

Seeking to turn the heat on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi raised the issue of the alleged corruption in Delhi Jal Board (DJB) levelled by senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday gave permanent job certificates to 700 contractual employees of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

High ammonia levels in the Yamuna due to discharge of pollutants from Haryana led to a 50 percent reduction in production at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants which will affect supply in several parts of Delhi, officials said

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has suspended 10 employees and terminated 20 outsourced members from service, acting on complaints of an alleged faulty meter reading, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.

Water supply will remain affected in many parts of Delhi on Sunday due to Haryana releasing less water in the Yamuna and two canals, the Delhi Jal Board said on Saturday.

Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday appealed to the Haryana government to release Delhi's share of water in the Yamuna to tide over the water crisis in the capital.

Water supply will be affected in parts of Delhi starting Thursday due to the depletion of water level at the Wazirabad pond following reduction in the release of raw water by Haryana in the Yamuna, the Delhi Jal Board said on Wednesday.

Senior AAP leader Atishi on Wednesday alleged that Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena had called a meeting of Delhi Jal Board officials and issued instructions to them despite the subject of water being the responsibility of the Delhi government.

Two days after the Delhi BJP chief urged the Centre to test the national capital's water quality, DJB vice-chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the exercise should cover Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well.

With Delhi's water crisis worsening, desperate scenes came to the fore as people chained their cans together while filling those from water tanks.

Due to an intense heatwave and Haryana releasing less water in the Yamuna river, the water levels have dropped which may cause a drinking water problem in Delhi as Yamuna almost dries up, the Delhi Jal Board said.

Two workers of the Delhi Jal Board allegedly stabbed a colleague following an altercation in Burari's Sant Nagar area in Delhi.

Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday alleged that BJP MP Manoj Tiwari forcibly entered the Delhi Jal Board's Sonia Vihar underground reservoir (UGR) with around 300 people and created a ruckus there.

The Delhi Jal Board on Tuesday withdrew the order with immediate effect which granted a two-hour break every day to all Muslim employees during Ramzan.

As part of the agreement, IIT Delhi and Delhi Jal Board will collaborate with each other to address water security related issues being faced by Delhi.

Seeking to turn the heat on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi raised the issue of the alleged corruption in Delhi Jal Board (DJB) levelled by senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday gave permanent job certificates to 700 contractual employees of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

High ammonia levels in the Yamuna due to discharge of pollutants from Haryana led to a 50 percent reduction in production at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants which will affect supply in several parts of Delhi, officials said

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has suspended 10 employees and terminated 20 outsourced members from service, acting on complaints of an alleged faulty meter reading, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.