5 treatment plants affected, water woes may worsen in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Water supply continued to remain affected in the city with residents facing the brunt of low water pressure and dirty and muddy water supply on Sunday.
“We did not get any water for the entire day. It was Sunday, everyone was at home the whole time, the water supply has turned bad again. During the regime of Shiela Dikshit, problems of water supply were there but they would get resolved, however, this government just keeps blaming other states and parties but does nothing” said said MK Mohanti, a resident of sector-3 Rohini and president, Rohini Resident Welfare Association Federation, which is a group of 150 RWAs in Rohini.
In a fresh notice on Sunday, DJB stated that the water treatment at plants of Haiderpur phase I and II, Bawana, Nangloi and Dwarka were affected due to “fluctuations and unusual floating material”.
According to DJB, the water level in the Yamuna at Wazirabad on Saturday stood at 667.30 feet against the normal level of 674.5 feet.
Due to the reduction in release of raw water by Haryana in the Yamuna, water production has been affected at water treatment plants at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla. Water supply will be affected from the morning of June 19, 2022 till the sufficient water is released by Haryana in DSB, CLC and the Yamuna,” the board said in an official statement.