At least one third of the national Capital's population suffered from acute water crisis due to the cracks in carrier lined channel (CLC) of Munak canal near Sonepat in Haryana even as the mercury in Delhi-NCR touched 44 degree Celsius at certain spots. Delhi Water Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said there is a shortage of 20 per cent raw water for seven water treatment plants in Delhi and over 30 lakh people are affected. The Haryana Government's Irrigation department said that it will take 48 to 72 hours to repair the CLC.
Delhi Water Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday informed the carrier lined channel (CLC) of Munak canal carrying raw water to water treatment plant of Delhi Jal Board got broken between Khubru and Kakroi regulator near Sonipat, Haryana. CLC is a major carrier for Raw water to Delhi from Haryana. The CLC and Delhi Sub Branch (DSB) supply the Raw water to seven water treatment plants including Bawana, Dwarka, Nangloi,Haiderpur, Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla. The Haryana government's Irrigation department said that it will take 48 to 72 hours hours to repair the CLC.
Bharadwaj said that matter is being pursued with the Haryana government and their Irrigation department for restoration of CLC on war footing basis. “Presently there is deficit of around 20 percent in raw water supply from Haryana to Delhi. Though DJB is trying to do water rationalisation but being the peak summer, it will lead to inconvenience to a large population in Delhi,” said.