While the Delhi Government is claiming that water supply was restored in some parts of North and Central Delhi, the fact, however, is that many residents are forced to quench their thirst with borewell water as the water crisis continues in the national Capital.
Unable to cope with the water crisis, many families have shifted to their relatives’ place and friends staying in other parts of the city not reeling under water crisis. The Pioneer on Tuesday took stock of the ground reality in the city to report the misery of the people who are surviving without water.
left with no other option to leave the city, Krishna said, “I was eagerly waiting for water on Tuesday, but taps in our houses have gone dry. Water supply did not come in my locality. Therefore, we have decided to stay in Noida at our relatives place.”
Krishna with his wife and two children are from West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar. “It is a kind of harassment and humiliation, due to which we people are suffering these days. There is no backup plan from Government’s side, he said.
Pooja Mishra, a resident of Rohini in North Delhi, said, “My family is living in a pathetic condition without water. We are now surviving on borewell water in our neighbour’s house,” said Pooja, who is a housewife. “It looks that the Government do not have any back-up plan for the time of crisis. It should have made plans for such type of situations,” she said.
While many people filled their buckets from the treated water supply from nearby parks and many were forced to buy water. Those who can afford are also availing DJB’s water tanker services for their survival, said residents.
Citing the present water crisis as a ‘historic water crisis’ in the city over the years, Prema Devi, a resident of Karol Bagh, said, “This is the major water crisis in Delhi I have seen in years.”
The city’s lifeline Munak Canal provides water to the Bawana, Dwarka, Haiderpur and Nangloi water plants will start functioning the moment water supply is restored from Munak Canal in Haryana.
However, the water may take at least five days to reach in the taps.