"Delhi govt has irresponsible attitude towards water crisis in national capital," says L-G Saxena

New Delhi [India], May 31 : Amid the water shortage in the national capital, Delhi LG VK Saxena on Friday lambasted the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government saying that people are seen risking their lives and running behind tankers to get water. But the government is blaming other states for its failures.
"From the last few days, we can see the irresponsible attitude of the Delhi government towards the water crisis in Delhi. The Chief Minister's promise of 24-hour water supply in Delhi has so far proved to be a trick. Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are continuously supplying their fixed quota of water to Delhi. Despite this, the biggest reason for the severe shortage of water in Delhi today is that fifty-four per cent of the water produced is not accounted for," said Saxena.
"40 per cent of water is wasted during supply due to old and dilapidated pipelines. Thousands of crores of rupees have been spent by the Delhi government in the last 10 years, but the old pipelines could not be repaired or replaced and not enough pipes were laid. This water is stolen and sold to the poor by the tanker mafia. How unfortunate is this that while on the one hand, in the rich areas of Delhi, an average of 550 litres of water is being supplied per person per day, on the other hand, only fifteen litres of water per person is being supplied on an average in the villages and slums..." the L_G added.
Lashing further he said that it has become a habit of the Delhi government to hide its inefficiency and inability during the past 10 years. They blame others for their every failure and just avoid their responsibilities by doing social media press, conferences and court cases and misleading the public. "I believe this shortage of water in Delhi is only due to the management of the government..." he added.
Speaking about the water and electricity shortage in Punjab, Delhi LG, VK Saxena said, "I don't have any idea about Punjab, but if there is a shortage of electricity and water in Punjab, people are worried, then there also the Delhi model is being implemented."
Earlier in the day, the Delhi government approached the Supreme Court to get immediate additional water from neighbouring Haryana.
Delhi government in its plea said that it is constrained to file the petition on account of the acute shortage of water being faced by the people of of Delhi, triggered by the ongoing severe heat conditions in North India, particularly in the national capital.