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Delhi CM Atishi Accuses Haryana Of Contaminating Delhi’s Water

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi wrote to the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, accusing Haryana of engaging in water terrorism by deliberately contaminating Delhi’s water supply.

Delhi Chief Minister Atish wrote, “In continuation of my letter dated 27 January 2025 highlighting the deliberate attempt by the Government of Haryana to sabotage the water supply of the people of Delhi in an attempt to influence the free and fair elections in Delhi, I am enclosing a note submitted yesterday, i.e. 27 January 2025 by the CEO of Delhi Jal Board to Delhi Chief Secretary on this matter. The facts enlisted in the note of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board make it clear that the DJB Water Treatment Plants are designed to treat ammonia only up to 1 ppm level,”.

Further, she wrote that “The note also points to the fact that the ammonia levels have steadily increased in the water coming from Haryana to Delhi via River Yamuna due to mixing of untreated sewage or industrial waste from Haryana, with levels rising over 7 ppm in the last two days, i.e. 700% beyond the treatable limit. These toxic levels of ammonia in water coming from Haryana have rendered Delhi’s water treatment plants almost incapable of treating the water effectively, resulting in curtailment of water supply by 15 to 20%, i.e. for approximately 34 lakh people of Delhi. It is a known fact that high ammonia levels in drinking water can lead to a public health crisis, causing ailments such as kidney damage, respiratory distress and even long-term organ damage.”

“Despite knowing the toxic effects of releasing ammonia in raw water supply, the note of the CEO of Delhi Jal Board leaves no doubt that it is due to the indiscriminate and deliberate dumping of untreated sewage and industrial waste that is coming from Haryana which is causing the present water supply crisis in Delhi. This is not only an act of negligence but also an act of water terrorism to deliberately impact the conduct of free and fair elections in Delhi,” the letter reads.

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