New Delhi:
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has said that “There is no bigger sin than making people thirsty. For its dirty politics, BJP wants to make the people of Delhi thirsty. BJP people from Haryana are mixing poison in the water and sending it to Delhi. If the people of Delhi drink this, can the poison being sent in it be cleaned? Water shut off in many areas We are trying to ensure that people suffer as little as possible. We will not let this happen.
The country had never seen such dirty politics till date. If the people of Delhi are not voting for BJP, will you kill them by giving them poisoned water?
The BJP government there is mixing poison in the water coming from Haryana.
I want to tell the people of Delhi that until Kejriwal… pic.twitter.com/FPkEUEVYSm
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 27, 2025
Chief Minister Atishi said attack
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi had also posted on this through social media, in which she had written, “Due to the fear of defeat in the elections, BJP wants to make the people of Delhi thirsty. BJP is getting its Haryana government to release poisonous water in Yamuna river. There is so much ammonia in the water that 30 percent of the people of Delhi will not get water. The people of Delhi do not commit this sin. Will answer on 5th February.
Due to fear of defeat in the elections, BJP wants to make the people of Delhi thirsty. BJP is getting its Haryana government to release poisonous water in Yamuna river. There is so much ammonia in the water that 3 water treatment plants of Delhi are on the verge of closure. 30% people of Delhi will not get water.
In Hinduism… https://t.co/w3Rs7s4Ry0
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) January 27, 2025
In the letter written by Atishi and Mann, it has been said that in the last four days there has been a sudden and sharp increase in the level of ammonia in the Yamuna river while entering Delhi from Haryana. This increase has significantly impacted the production capacity of water treatment plants (WTP) in Delhi, affecting about 10-15 percent of Delhi’s population, i.e. about 34 lakh people.
In his letter, Atishi has written that as you must be aware that the Yamuna river entering Delhi from Haryana is the main source of water for the people living in the national capital. This raw water that we receive from Yamuna is treated in our water treatment plants before being supplied throughout Delhi. However, the sudden and sharp increase in the amount of ammonia in the water being released by Haryana into the Yamuna has made the water unusable.
letter along with figure
In his letter, he has also given the data showing the level of ammonia in the water coming from Haryana to Wazirabad pond in the last 14 days. It has been written in the letter that in the last four days, there has been a significant increase in the ammonia level which has been continuously above 6.8 mg/litre, which is not treatable. This alarming increase in ammonia levels has resulted in a direct impact of 30 per cent water production capacity of our water treatment plants at Wazirabad, 15-20 per cent at Chandrawal and 10 per cent at Okhla.
The three WTPs together supply water to a large part of the city, including areas like Civil Lines, Hindurao, Karol Bagh, Paharganj, Jhandewalan, Motiya Khan, Rajendra Nagar, Patel Nagar, Shadipur, Wazirpur, Punjabi Bagh, Jahangirpuri, Adarsh Are. This also includes Model Town, Shakurbasti, Kingsway Camp, Azadpur, Kalkaji, C Lal Chowk, Batia House, ESI, Sukhdev Vihar and Kalindi Kunj.
Water supply may also be affected in Rashtrapati Bhavan
This will also affect the water supply in Central Delhi and NDMC areas like Rashtrapati Bhavan, Supreme Court, High Court, embassies and other important institutions. He has written in his letter that we have already raised this issue with the concerned officials of Haryana Government, but no concrete action has been taken yet. Urgently request your intervention in this matter within 24 hours so that either only pure raw water without ammonia is released from Haryana to Delhi or additional pure raw water is released so as to reduce the ammonia level.