ED had arrested the ex-chief engineer for his alleged role in handing out a contract to NKG Infra at ‘highly inflated rates’. AAP denies all allegations, says agency acting at BJP’s behest.
Kejriwal warns of water and sewage crisis in Delhi owing to the non-release of funds by finance department, seeks Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena’s intervention.
Central Vista canals filled with recycled sewage water supplied by Delhi Jal Board, which is also used to water the lawns. Govt has roped in startups to figure out solution, it is learnt.
The AAP minister also directed officials to ensure that the GPS tracking system fitted in the Delhi Jal Board's water tankers gets activated immediately.
The Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman had earlier said Haryana had been withholding 120 MGD (million gallons per day) water belonging to Delhi, which led to a water crisis.
The court was hearing a petition seeking to conduct a fresh assessment of water supply stations and booster pumps in Delhi in consideration with the rising population.
DJB claimed the city was witnessing an all-time low water level in the Yamuna as Haryana was withholding supply & sought the quota fixed by the apex court in 1995.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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