The breach in one of the sub-branch of Munak Canal, which led to flooding in outer Delhi's Bawana area and impacted water supply in different parts of the city, has been fixed and the Dwarka water treatment plant is likely to be operational from 4 pm.
Informing about the development, Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Saturday said that water supply in Dwarka will also resume from night. "The repair of the Munak Canal embankment was completed last (Friday) night. Haryana released water from the Kakroi head at 10.30 am. This water will reach Delhi by 1.30 to 2 pm. The Dwarka water treatment plant will start operating from 4 pm and water supply in Dwarka will resume from tonight," Atishi said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
An official from the Haryana Irrigation Department (HID) which is in charge of maintenance of the entire canal including in Delhi territory, stated that the repair work, including reinforcement and concreting, was completed in all respects by Friday midnight.
“Since a minimum of eight hours was required for curing, the HID had conducted a fitness test at the site on Saturday morning after the curing period and thereafter HID released water from Kakroi regulator (40 Km above from Delhi border at 11 am in the CLC Canal). Water released in the canal has since reached Delhi,” he stated.
The official also added that the operation of Dwarka water treatment plant (which was earlier affected due to closure of CLC) will start functioning from evening. “The scheduled Water supply in the command areas of Dwarka plant will commence from Sunday morning smoothly,” he added
The Delhi government, in a statement issued on Friday night, said that the Jamuna Canal breach was fixed. Jeetesh, an official from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) who was present in the affected area, said, "We (DJB) have been tasked with night duty for canal supervision. The repair work is being managed by the Haryana government but we are overseeing the entire process to provide updates on the progress".
A junior engineer from the DJB said that the repair work was completed around 11 pm on Friday. "Concrete usually takes at least 11 to 12 hours to dry. The water will also take two to three hours to reach Delhi from Haryana," he said.
On Friday, Atishi said that a team from the Haryana Irrigation Department, which had built the Munak Canal and maintains it, was present at the spot and was being assisted by a team of the DJB.
Speaking about the affected area and the JJ colony, Atishi said the water has been cleared from the area, and a health camp set up for medical provisions as waterborne diseases can occur in such situations.
