Delhi Water Crisis: Jal Board Announces Water Supply Cut For 24 hrs On Aug 8; List Of Areas To Be Affected

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Tuesday announced a 24-hour water supply disruption for several areas in the national capital. A notification from the DJB stated that the water supply cut will start from August 8, Thursday morning till August 9, Friday morning. Reportedly the water supply disruption will take place due to interconnection work on the Punjabi Bagh water main, which supplies water through underground pipes.

Through the notification, the Delhi Jal Board advised residents to store an adequate amount of water in advance.

Delhi Water Crisis: Here Is List Of To Be Affected Areas-

• Gopalpur village
• SIS Flats in Mukherjee Nagar
• Wazirabad village
• Kewal Park
• Kewal Park Extension
• Gopal Nagar
• Majlis Park
• Rameshwar Nagar
• R&M Block Model Town
• North Model Town
• Derawal Nagar
• Gagrawal Town
• Wazirpur Industrial Area
• UGR Mahindra Park
• Sei Nagar
• Raja Park
• Punjabi Bagh West
• Arihant Nagar and adjoining areas

Water crisis in Delhi:

The issue of water availability has been a major point of contention in Delhi.

Earlier, the national capital faced a severe water supply shortage during a heatwave leading to a political battle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition the Bharatiya Janata Party, which organised several 'matka phod' protests against the Arvind Kejriwal Government.

On the other side, AAP leaders accused BJP's Haryana Government of withholding water. AAP also claimed that Delhi's Lieutenant Governor did nothing to help the people of Delhi and was acting like a politician and not a bureaucrat.

Delhi's Water Minister Atishi Marlena had also staged an indefinite hunger strike, which she had to call off due to health issues.