New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday came down heavily on the Delhi Government for allowing the tanker mafia to prevail and for the water wastage in the city. The court asked, “What measures have you taken against them?”
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Prasanna B Varale told the AAP government that the court would ask the Delhi Police to take action in this matter if it can’t deal with tanker mafia, PTI reported.
The court further asked, “Water is coming from Himachal Pradesh, then where is the water going in Delhi? Why were false statements made before this court?”
“There is so much spillage, tanker mafias etc…what measures have you taken in this regard? People are suffering, we are seeing visuals on every news channel. What measures have you taken to control water wastage if water scarcity is a recurring problem in su
mmers,” the bench asked.
Advocate Shadan Farsat, who appeared for the Delhi government, said action is being taken to stop excess water wastage, including massive disconnection of water supplies. The Court then asked the government to file a report stating the action taken for the loss of water. The matter will be taken up on Thursday, the report added.
The top court is hearing a plea filed by the Delhi government seeking a direction to Haryana to release the surplus water provided by Himachal Pradesh to the national capital to mitigate its water crisis.