The AAP MLAs have written a letter to Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil, urging his intervention to solve the water crisis faced by the national capital amidst the prevailing intense heatwave. Calling the situation “very critical”, AAP’s chief whip in Delhi Assembly, Dilip Pandey, said on Saturday that the Yamuna water issue is an inter-state matter that requires coordination from the Jal Shakti Ministry.
Pandey mentioned that the AAP MLAs have requested time to meet the minister for a discussion on the matter. He emphasized that rather than engaging in politics, all parties should work together to find a solution to the water crisis and provide relief to the people of Delhi.
Pandey further stated that the entire matter requires intervention and coordination between states, and without the Centre’s intervention, no solution will come out. The ruling AAP has accused the BJP-led Haryana of obstructing Delhi’s share of Yamuna Water. Delhi’s Water Minister, Atishi, has claimed that water production in the city has declined due to the limited availability of raw water from Yamuna.
Pandey also accused the BJP government of politicizing the issue, citing illegal sand mining in the river in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh as an obstruction to the flow of water through small dams.