SC directs Punjab, Haryana govts. after hearing DJB plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the States of Haryana and Punjab and the Bhakra Beas Management Board to maintain status quo in the supply of Yamuna water to Delhi till March 26.
A Bench led by Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde passed the order on a plea filed by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) alleging that Haryana would cut 20% of its water supply to Delhi due to repair work in one of its canals.
Appearing for the DJB, senior advocate A.M. Singhvi and advocate Gautam Narayan, said it had asked them to defer the work as any substantial reduction in the water supply in the peak of summer would affect the national capital badly.
Mr. Singhvi said both the ‘aam admi Delhi’ and the ‘Lutyens Delhi’ would be equally starved of water if supply is cut. He said the court could even appoint a court commissioner to conduct a field inspection of the “repair work”. Mr. Singhvi said the DJB is not against the conduct of the repair…
