Parts of Delhi’s Bawana flooded after canal breach; water supply to be hit

A sub-branch of the canal, which originates from the Yamuna river in Munak in Haryana’s Karnal district, was breached between 12 midnight and 2 am on Thursday, Delhi water minister Atishi said. While surveying affected areas, she said repair work on the breached portion was expected to be completed by Thursday night even as four water treatment plants were affected due to it.

In a post on X, Atishi said, “Delhi Jal Board is working in close coordination with Haryana Irrigation Department, which maintains the Munak Canal. Water has been diverted to the other sub-branch of the canal.”

At the site of the breach, teams of Haryana’s irrigation department and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) are present. Mobile pumps have also been deployed to flush out water accumulated in Bawana.

After the water flow in the CLC completely stops, an embankment will be built and then the breached portion will be repaired and the work is likely to be completed by late night, the water minister said. She also told reporters that a joint inquiry will be held by the Delhi and Haryana governments into the reason behind the breach.

The minister said the water treatment plants in Dwarka, Hyderpur, Bawana and Nangloi were affected due to the breach. Water production from Bawana, Nangloi and Hyderpur treatment plants will normalise by Thursday evening, however, the Dwarka plant that completely depends on CLC for water supply will remain affected till Friday evening, Atishi added.

Further, electricity supply was stopped in the flooded areas to avoid any risk of electrocution.

With inputs from PTI