Power demand hits a high,water supply low

With temperatures keeping a steady upward climb,the power demand peaked at 5,000 MW,even has residents struggled with shortage of water.

While Delhi’s water shortage is expected ease by Wednesday,with UP promising additional water from the Ganga Canal,the Met office has said the weather conditions could worsen in the absence of western disturbances.

The India Meteorological Department,however,predicted that a disturbance will hit Jammu and Kashmir starting Saturday,pulling down the temperatures in the capital. Bust the respite will last only a couple of days,the weatherman said.

The lowest temperature on Tuesday was recorded at 28 degrees Celsius.

To check the shortage of water in Delhi,the UP government on Tuesday released 1,000 cusecs from the Ganga Canal. The state had on Sunday released 500 cusecs.

“1,000 cusecs of water would be released on Tuesday for the second time. Shortage of water in Delhi-NCR is expected to be reduced by Wednesday,” A K Gupta,Chief Engineer of UP Irrigation department,said.

Delhi and 18 neighbouring districts in Uttar Pradesh have been going through a severe water shortage for the past few days after the upper Ganga Canal was shut for repair of a breach near Khatoli.

Despite the release of water on Sunday,farming in the districts of UP remained adversely affected.

Tiring Tuesday

46.7ºC

Temperature at Palam observatory

45.1ºC

Temperature at Safdarjung

5,000 MW

Peak power demand for the day

1,000 cusecs water released by UP

500 cusecs released on Sunday