Delhi water crisis: Cong workers to hold ‘matka phod’ protest today
The Delhi Congress will hold a “matka phod” protest in all 280 blocks of the national capital from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday to highlight the plight of the people, thirsting for drinking water, Yadav said.”Thousands of Congress workers, locals, former MPs, ex-MLAs, district and block Congress presidents, municipal councillors, ex-corporators and others will participate in the demonstrations,” he said.Alleging that 58 per cent of potable water was going to waste, the Delhi Congress chief claimed that had the Delhi government taken effective steps to plug the loopholes, people would not have faced such a severe crisis.People have been complaining of dirty water through taps but the Delhi Jal Board did not take any step to address this, he said.Yadav claimed that water tankers do not reach many areas and people have to spend over Rs 100 daily to purchase drinking water.Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Friday said water production in the national capital is decreasing continuously as less water is reaching the Yamuna river here. The AAP government has been accusing BJP-ruled Haryana of not releasing Delhi’s share of water.