Delhi water crisis: India Supreme Court pulls up AAP govt for inaction on tanker mafia
Delhi water crisis
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 12) condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for failing to stop the operation of tanker mafia amid the water crisis in the national capital.
Noting that false statements had been made before it, the apex court asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit listing measures they had taken to prevent wastage of water.
A vacation bench, comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Prasanna B Varale, told the Delhi government if it can't deal with the tanker mafia, the court will direct the Delhi police to take action.
“Why were forged statements made before this court? Water is coming from Himachal Pradesh then where is the water going in Delhi? There is so much spillage, tanker mafias etc.. What measures have you taken in this regard?” the bench asked the Delhi government.
The court further said the people of the national capital were suffering due to the water crisis.
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"People are suffering; we are seeing visuals on every news channel. What measures have you taken to control water wastage if water scarcity is a recurring problem in summers,” the bench added.
Advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing for the Delhi government, said the government had taken action, including disconnection of water supplies.
It may be noted here thatDelhi water minister Atishi on Tuesday (June 11) claimed the BJP-led Haryana government had been intentionally and unlawfully halting the national capital's water supply.
Citing an affidavit submitted by the Haryana government in the Supreme Court, the minister said, “The Haryana government has been dishonest that they have released sufficient supply water to Delhi. Their affidavit filed in the Supreme Court presents the data on actual discharge of water which has exposed their lie.”
The minister claimed the Haryana government had reduced water supply to Delhi from May 23.
Atishi alleged that according to the affidavit provided by the Haryana government in the Supreme Court, from May 1 to 22, Haryana was releasing 719 cusecs of water in CLC and 330 cusecs of water in DSB via the Munak canal, totaling 1049 cusecs daily.
"However, starting from May 23, this amount began to decrease. This suggests that during the Delhi elections, Haryana reduced its water supply," claimed Atishi.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said on Tuesday that Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini had told him the state was releasing water per allocated share. The court had also directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release surplus water to help Delhi tide over the crisis.
(With inputs from agencies)