Cracks in the Carrier Lined Channel, a canal which carries water from Haryana to Delhi, have affected supply in the national capital which may impact around 30 lakh people, the city government said Wednesday.
The canal is a major channel that carries Yamuna water from Haryana to Delhi and directly feeds two water treatment plants of Delhi Jal Board | Latest News Delhi
Last month, Delhi Water Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj had claimed that bridges across the Yamuna and “illegal mining” are obstructing the flow of the river and resulting in low levels of water in the river downstream at Wazirabad in Delhi.
Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena has written to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar urging him to urgently convene a meeting between Delhi and Haryana to find a sustainable solution to the Yamuna pollution.
The Irrigation department in Haryana has not made any “substantial progress” in setting up plants to treat sewage discharged into the Najafgarh drain, Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena said in a letter to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.