Delhi Water Crisis: Residents queue for tankers amid ongoing shortage
Jun 24, 2024
New Delhi [India], June 24 : Amid the ongoing water crisis in the national capital, residents continue to queue for water tankers in Okhala and Mayur Vihar.
One such visual emerged from Harkesh Nagar and Chilla village on Monday morning.
A large number of people could be seen around the water tanker.
The residents in this region rely on these tankers to meet their daily water needs.
A Harkesh Nagar resident complained, "Officials take pictures but no action follows. One tanker comes in the morning, but without pipes, we can't collect water."
Another resident added, "Tankers come every second day, causing chaos and overcrowding, and often not everyone gets water."
Meanwhile, Senior Aam Admi Party leader (AAP) and Water Minister of Delhi, Atishi, has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 21 and is protesting against the centre over water issues.
According to AAP leader Atishi, her strike will persist until Haryana provides Delhi's water rights and opens the Hathnikund Barrage gates.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi said, "Today is the fourth day of my indefinite fast. I am on a fast because there is a huge shortage of water in Delhi. For the last 3 weeks, Haryana has reduced the supply of water to Delhiites. The Haryana government has been giving 100 MGD less water to Delhi for the last 3 weeks."
On Saturday, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena criticised AAP, alleging that a letter from AAP General Secretary Pankaj Gupta about the water crisis was never delivered to his office, calling it a "media-oriented drama."
Gupta sought an appointment with the Lieutenant Governor to discuss the issue with AAP leaders.
Saxena accused the AAP-led government of playing the same blame game every year over the water crisis.
"Heart-rending scenes of people running after tankers and incidents of water shortage are not new in Delhi. This has been happening year after year and every year, the same blame-game story is repeated by the Government on social media and in press conferences," Saxena said in an official statement.
