A day after the break in one of the sub-branches of the Munak Canal, which supplies water from Haryana to Delhi, led to knee-deep waterlogging in several parts of the Bawana area, residents breathed a sigh of relief on Friday as water has been pumped out from the affected areas and officials are on-site to monitor the repair work on the canal.

The breach, which was reported late Wednesday night, also affected the water supply in different parts of the city. "Water has been pumped out from the colonies and repair work is currently underway, with officers on-site monitoring the situation," Gopal Kumar, a local resident, said.

Informing about the development in the repair work, senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi said, “The repair work of Munak Canal is going on at a war footing. The broken part of the embankment has been filled with soil; its levelling and compaction has been done. Now the RCC work of lining the canal is going on. It is likely to be completed by 9 pm.”

“After that water will be released from Haryana. It takes 5-6 hours for water to arrive. It is expected that the Dwarka Water Treatment Plant will start operating from tomorrow morning,” she stated.

The embankment of Munak canal's career line channel (CLC) breached between 12 midnight and 2 am on Thursday. This caused water from the Munak canal to enter many areas of Bawana, Atishi earlier said in a digital briefing from the spot on Thursday.

Due to the breach, the water treatment plants in Dwarka, Hyderpur, Bawana and Nangloi were affected, the minister said. The water production from Bawana, Nangloi and Hyderpur treatment plants will normalise by Thursday evening but the Dwarka plant that completely depends on CLC for water supply will remain affected till Friday evening, she added.

Taking cognizance of the situation, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday advised the chief secretary to take up the matter with Delhi ministers to ensure that the channel is restored at the earliest.