Delhi Writes To BBMB Again To Defer Repair Of Nangal Hydel Channel To Avoid ‘Severe’ Water Crisis

The Delhi Jal Board has written to the Bhakra Beas Management Board, requesting it to defer the repair work of Nangal Hydel Channel till the lean period to avoid a “severe” water crisis in the national capital, an official said on Tuesday. This is the second time in less than a month that the DJB has urged the BBMB to postpone the repair work of the water channel, which supplies 232 million gallons a day of water to Delhi from the Ravi and Beas rivers.