Delhi moves SC, seeks direction to Haryana to release more water
The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave conditions
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People wait in queues to collect drinking water from a tanker, at Geeta Colony, in New Delhi on Friday. PHOTO: PTI
New Delhi, 31 May
The Delhi government has moved the
Supreme Court to seek a direction to Haryana to supply more water to the
crisis-hit national capital, sources said on Friday.
The AAP government in Delhi has
told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly
due to heatwave conditions, and neighbouring Haryana be directed to release
extra water for a month, they said.
It is the responsibility of all to
work towards fulfilling the water needs of Delhi, the city government said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal on Friday urged the BJP to ask its governments in Haryana and Uttar
Pradesh to provide water to the national capital for a month.
The national capital has been
facing a severe water shortage and Water Minister Atishi has accused Haryana of
not releasing Delhi's share of water.
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