New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on Friday said that Delhi is grappling with a severe water shortage, with nearly 60 percent of the population likely to be affected until February 4. He attributed the crisis to two primary factors: the shutdown of key water treatment plants due to high ammonia levels in the Yamuna and the poorly timed maintenance closure of the Munak canal.
Bhardwaj explained that the elevated ammonia pollution, allegedly from industrial units in Haryana, forced the closure of the Wazirabad and Chandrawal treatment plants, resulting in a loss of 200 million gallons per day (MGD).
Simultaneously, maintenance work on the Carrier Line Channel, which carries water from the Munak canal, cut off an additional 3...