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

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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.