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As Munak canal repair work continues, supplies hit in Dwarka and Bawana | India News – Times of India
The repair of the Munak Canalwhich suffered a leak on Wednesday night is still ongoing. The water cut caused a shortage in some parts of the capital. Delhi Jal Board officials confirmed on Friday that the leak had been plugged and there was no more leakage. But because the Concrete layers of the Carrier Line Channel had not yet begun, the flow of rough water could not be resumed.
“Water is expected to be released into the canal by Saturday afternoon,” a DJB official said. “But that will be possible only after the concrete layers are laid. Haryana and DJB are working hard to repair the canal.”
Water Minister Atishi said, “The 7-metre wide and 15-metre long barrier was built with earth and is now being reinforced with concrete. The work will be completed by late Friday night, but the concrete will take 5-6 hours to dry.” She was optimistic that Haryana would allow water to flow into the Munak canal from around 7 am on Saturday: “It takes around four hours for the water to reach the Dwarka and the water purification will therefore be resumed on Saturday at 10:00 am.”
Dwarka is the worst hit by the water shortage. Against the usual capacity of 50 million gallons per day (MGD), production has come down to 14MGD. “There are around 350 housing societies in Dwarka and almost all of them are affected by the Munak Canal breach. There was also sewer overflow in some areas,” said Rakesh Gupta, president, Dwarka Federation of Group Housing Societies.
In Dwarka Sector 12, Geeta Sharma said, “We have been facing scarcity for the past few days and this has only worsened the situation. There is a severe shortage of water in our society and DJB officials have informed us that it would take two to three days for normal water supply to resume. Till then, we will have to buy water. The tankers are also charging a higher amount than usual.”
The Bawana and Nangloi treatment plants were also unable to process enough water, affecting colonies in West Delhi. “There was no morning water supply today,” said Sanjay Gupta, president of the Model Town Residents’ Welfare Association, on Friday. “In some areas, there has been no supply since Wednesday. This is in addition to the problem of dirty and stinking water.”
On Friday, cumulative water production dropped significantly by 50 MGD, bringing the total production to 907 MGD, while the average demand was around 1,290 MGD.
“Water is expected to be released into the canal by Saturday afternoon,” a DJB official said. “But that will be possible only after the concrete layers are laid. Haryana and DJB are working hard to repair the canal.”
Water Minister Atishi said, “The 7-metre wide and 15-metre long barrier was built with earth and is now being reinforced with concrete. The work will be completed by late Friday night, but the concrete will take 5-6 hours to dry.” She was optimistic that Haryana would allow water to flow into the Munak canal from around 7 am on Saturday: “It takes around four hours for the water to reach the Dwarka and the water purification will therefore be resumed on Saturday at 10:00 am.”
Dwarka is the worst hit by the water shortage. Against the usual capacity of 50 million gallons per day (MGD), production has come down to 14MGD. “There are around 350 housing societies in Dwarka and almost all of them are affected by the Munak Canal breach. There was also sewer overflow in some areas,” said Rakesh Gupta, president, Dwarka Federation of Group Housing Societies.
In Dwarka Sector 12, Geeta Sharma said, “We have been facing scarcity for the past few days and this has only worsened the situation. There is a severe shortage of water in our society and DJB officials have informed us that it would take two to three days for normal water supply to resume. Till then, we will have to buy water. The tankers are also charging a higher amount than usual.”
The Bawana and Nangloi treatment plants were also unable to process enough water, affecting colonies in West Delhi. “There was no morning water supply today,” said Sanjay Gupta, president of the Model Town Residents’ Welfare Association, on Friday. “In some areas, there has been no supply since Wednesday. This is in addition to the problem of dirty and stinking water.”
On Friday, cumulative water production dropped significantly by 50 MGD, bringing the total production to 907 MGD, while the average demand was around 1,290 MGD.
