By Admin 
Water crisis in delhi: Devendra Yadav, president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, has attacked the BJP government led by Rekha Gupta over the deepening water crisis in Delhi. He said that the government has failed to provide basic facilities like drinking water to the people of Delhi and claims like “Summer Action Plan” are limited to paper only.
‘Publicity and app will not quench thirst’
Devendra Yadav said that 3 crore population of Delhi needs 1800 million gallons (MGD) water daily, but the government is able to supply only 1000 MGDs. Despite this, the government claims the demand of 1290 MGD, which is much less than the actual need. He taunted and said, “When there will be no water in the tanker, what will happen by showing the location of the app? Can thirsty people drink water from the app?”
‘Announcements useless without increasing water source’
The Congress leader termed the “Summer Action Plan 2025” as hollow and said that until the availability of water sources is increased, these announcements are just an excuse to avoid responsibility. He demanded that the government ensure at least 1500 MGD water supply. At the same time, questioning the water budget of Rs 9,000 crore, said, “This is only 15% of the total budget, whereas last year it was 18%. How will the water structure be strengthened by the budget cut?”
‘There was better arrangement during Sheila Dixit’
Recalling the tenure of former Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, Devendra Yadav said that then facilities like water, electricity and road were given priority. He also targeted Water Minister Parvesh Verma and said that he neither talked to the neighboring states for water nor sought any help from the Center.
‘Did not take lessons from 275 deaths’
Referring to 275 deaths due to heat and water crisis last year, Yadav said that the government did not take any lesson from it. He said, “This is not just an administrative failure, but a betrayal of the public. BJP will have to tell what it is doing to deal with this crisis. The campaign and speeches cannot be quenched.
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