Authorities in the state of Haryana have agreed to release more raw water to Delhi from Tajewala cutting the share of of Uttar Pradesh in the Yamuna.

The move would help the national capital increase water levels at its Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi water treatment plants where the treatment was halted due to low raw water supply from the Ganga Canal. The government will lift the water from Haryana from Wazirabad and supply it to Sonia Vihar and Bhagairathi water treatment plants.

The Delhi Government said Haryana authorities agreed to release more water following a request by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday to her Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh Hooda for helping the capital city avoid the current water crisis by more raw water supply.

“With arrival of 240 cubic feet per second from Tajewala and utilisation of water from storage tank in Delhi, it is expected that water supply would become normal in South and East parts of the Capital,” the Delhi Government said.

Ms. Dikshit has expressed her gratitude to Mr. Hooda for his prompt action on the matter in order to help avoid the water crisis.