Haryana 'deliberately' & 'illegally halting water supply to city: Atishi

Delhi Water ninister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of deliberately and illegally halting the water supply to the Capital.

In a press conference here, Atishi alleged that the Haryana government was releasing less water to Delhi, rendering the city unable to meet its daily water needs.

Citing an affidavit submitted by the Haryana government in the Supreme Court, the minister said, “The Haryana government has been lying that they have released adequate supply of water to Delhi. Their affidavit filed in the Supreme Court presents the data on actual discharge of water which has exposed their lie.”

The minister also slammed Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for blaming the AAP government for the ill maintenance of water canals and theft of water supply by illegal tankers.

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• 'The Haryana government has been lying that they have released adequate supply of water to Delhi. Their affidavit filed in the Supreme Court presents the data on actual discharge of water which has exposed their lie'

• The minister also slammed Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for blaming the AAP government for the ill maintenance of water canals and theft of water supply by illegal tankers

• Raj Niwas in a statement accused the city government of making excuses to hide its 'criminal failure' in providing water to Delhi residents

• 'Minister Atishi is yet again characteristically lying to mislead the people of Delhi, create an excuse for the criminal failure of the Kejriwal government in providing water to the people and creating a false public narrative even while the SC is hearing the matter'

• Citing the affidavit, Atishi said that from May 23, the water quantities released by the Haryana government were reduced

• The figures of the affidavit given by the Haryana govt in the SC show that from May 1 to 22, Haryana released 719 cusecs of water in CLC and 330 cusecs of water in DSB through the Munak canal