Delhi may get polluted water supply this festive season

HARIDWAR: Delhi may get untreated and polluted water for drinking purposes in the upcoming days.
The annual closing of the Upper Ganga Canal at Haridwar has commenced from October 8 for maintenance work. Earlier, whenever the canal was closed it resulted in the shortage of water supply to the capital as the supply from the Upper Ganga Canal was stopped completely. However, this time, Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh has decided to supply Ganga water which has been stored at different regulators of the canal. Problem with the water supply from the regulators is that the untreated water from various drains directly enters the canal polluting it, as per sources.

The canal will stay closed till November 7 this year.

Around 500 cusec water is released to Delhi everyday for drinking purposes from the Upper Ganga canal which closes every year from the Dussehra week till Diwali. The decision was taken to supply stored water to the national capital region because Delhi often faces water crisis, due to the closure of the canal. Whereas, concerns regarding the water’s quality are putting a question mark over the decision.