“Haryana withholding Delhi's share of water” (The Hindu 12 August 2011)

Delhi Jal Board complains to Upper Yamuna River Board
The Delhi Jal Board has shot off a letter to the Upper Yamuna River Board complaining that it is not receiving its full share of water from Haryana. The Jal Board has also sought a meeting on the issue of Haryana withholding Delhi's share of water.
The DJB has already written to Haryana, asking the authorities to ensure that the city gets its required quantum of water. However, with no let-up in sight, and the city suffering a water shortage for the past four weeks, the DJB has now sought the intervention of the Upper Yamuna River Board. According to Jal Board officials, water levels in the Munak canal have been fluctuating and as a result there has been shortage of raw water at Haiderpur water treatment plant.
The production of water at the WTP has been affected adversely and there has been shortage of about 10 to 20 MGD at the Haiderpur WTP. According to sources, water from the canal is being diverted to paddy fields since there has been less rainfall in Haryana. DJB officials said the command of the Haiderpur plant has been facing shortage of water supply. The major areas affected include all of South Delhi under the command of the Deer Park Reservoir such as Vasant Kunj, Munirka, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indian Institute of Technology, Green Park, Safdurjung Enclave, Mehrauli, Kishangarh, R. K. Puram and areas in North Delhi and West Delhi such as parts of Rohini, Mangolpuri, Sultanpuri, Paschim Vihar, Pitampura, Ashok Vihar, Lawrence Road, Alipur, Janakpuri and Sagarpur.
“The DJB has been taking up this matter continuously with the Haryana authorities, but they have not been able to stabilise the canal at optimum level. It is apparently because of pressure for supplying more water to the paddy areas in Haryana,” said sources.
• ‘Capital suffering a water shortage for the past four weeks'
• ‘Shortage of raw water at Haiderpur water treatment plant'