Delhi Water Crisis

Delhi Government Aims To Boost Water Supply By 50 Per Cent In 5 Years

Delhi News | The Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 10, 2018

The Delhi government is rolling out several projects to increase water availability in the city by 15 to 20 per cent in the next two years, and 50 per cent in five years, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.

Blog: Why Delhi Will Have No Water At All In 2020

Blog | Swati Thiyagarajan | Monday June 25, 2018

This is not the moment to not know what we have lost till it's gone. This is the moment to do something.

Arvind Kejriwal Seeks PM Modi's Intervention To Prevent Water Crisis In Delhi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 18, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in ensuring sufficient water supply from Haryana as the national capital stares at a possible water crisis next week.

Delhi Hints At Water Cuts In VIP Zone, Seeks PM's Help. Haryana Falls In Line

Delhi News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 17, 2017

Delhi is going through a water crisis and Arvind Kejriwal's government has appealed to the Prime Minister's Office for help, requesting it to "go beyond politics". But along with it, there was also a warning on Mr Kejriwal's twitter page: Water supply in VIP areas may be cut down unless the situation is addressed soon. Within hours, there was promi...

Delhi Government Seeks Prime Minister's Office's Intervention To Resolve 'Water Crisis'

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 17, 2017

The Delhi government today said the national capital was facing a "water crisis", which could affect areas in central Delhi, which houses the Prime Minister's Office, the Rashtrapati Bhawan, residence of several union ministers, among others.

Jat Quota Protests: Gurgaon Stares At Severe Water Crisis

Gurgaon News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra | Friday February 26, 2016

After Delhi, the water crisis has now hit Gurgaon in neighbouring Haryana and the situation is so desperate that people are thronging the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) offices for tankers.

Solve It Yourself, Supreme Court Tells Delhi, Haryana On Water Crisis

Delhi News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday February 25, 2016

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the governments of Delhi and Haryana to cooperate and solve the water crisis in the national capital triggered by violent Jat reservation protesters who damaged supply lines.

Delhi Warns Water Crisis Could Run For Another 15 Days

Delhi News | Agencies | Tuesday February 23, 2016

A water crisis in the national capital will take up to two weeks to fix, authorities warned today, as taps ran dry, days after protesters from the Jat community in neighbouring Haryana sabotaged a crucial waterway to press for reservation in government jobs and education.

Army, Paramilitary Repair Haryana's Munak Canal, Bring Relief To Delhi

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 22, 2016

Army and paramilitary forces today took control of a key Haryana canal that supplies water to Delhi and was damaged by Jat protesters fighting for reservation in jobs and education.

'Why Sit Here? Go Solve Water Crisis': Supreme Court Rebukes Kejriwal Government

Delhi News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 22, 2016

Arvind Kejriwal's government was admonished by the Supreme Court today for approaching it over the water crisis in Delhi instead of trying to resolving it with Haryana.

Haryana Jat Protests: Committee Meets As Fresh Violence Starts In Rohtak

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday February 22, 2016

The government committee headed by Union minister Venkaiah Naidu met today as violence by Jat protesters broke out afresh in Haryana. The committee - formed to devise how Jats can be given reservation on the lines of Other Backward Castes - today discussed ways to calm tempers. The Supreme Court has asked the protesters "to maintain peace and not d...

'Thank You Centre,' Tweets Arvind Kejriwal As Army Restores Water Supply From Canal

Delhi News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 22, 2016

Less than an hour after tweeting that Delhi had completely run out of water, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared on Monday that the army had taken over a key Haryana canal that supplies water to the capital and was attacked by Jat protesters fighting for quota.

National Crisis Committee Asks Haryana Government To Ensure Water Supply To Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 21, 2016

The National Crisis Management Committee has asked the Haryana government to ensure that there is no disruption in water supply to Delhi amidst the crisis caused because of the Jat agitation for quota in government jobs in the neighbouring state.

Haryana Protests: Delhi Schools To Remain Closed Today Due To Water Crisis

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 22, 2016

Schools in the national capital will remain closed on Monday in view of the water crisis in Delhi due to the closure of the Munak Canal which supplies water to the city, a minister said on Sunday.

Manish Sisodia Meets Rajnath Singh As Delhi Stares At Severe 'Water Crisis'

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 21, 2016

With Delhi staring at a severe "water crisis" due to the Jat quota agitation in neighbouring Haryana, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra tonight took up the matter with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.