New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), requesting urgent intervention over the rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna River, which she claims are affecting the water supply in Delhi.

In her letter, CM Atishi alleged the role of Haryana in the crisis, stating, "The facts enlisted in the note of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board make it clear that the DJB Water Treatment Plants are designed to treat ammonia only upto 1 ppm level."

She added, "The note also points to the fact that the ammonia levels have steadily increased in the water coming from Haryana to Delhi via River Yamuna due to mixing of untreated sewage or industrial waste from Haryana, with levels rising over 7 ppm in the l...