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Legal department Haryana state government has already prepared a reply along with necessary evidences to produce in Supreme Court of India against a writ moved by Delhi Water Supply Board over supply of Yamuna river water to Delhi administration accusing Haryana for supply of not only polluted but also reduced quantity of water. Refusing allegations, Haryana state government has already prepared reply to submit in the court on the next date of hearing in the case on basis of information by an economic survey.
Survey revealed, when Yamuna river water flowing in Haryana the quantity of biological oxygen demand (BOD) in the water at the time of entry into Delhi territory at Palla was recorded as 2.56 mg each litre water and the quantity of dissolved oxygen (DO) was recorded as 7.19 mg each litre water in the river, and after covering nearly 54 km distance in Delhi area BOD in river water was recorded as 37.36 mg each litre water and DO recorded as 2.60 mg each litre water at Okhla Bairaj. According to information, purity of canal water is measured on the basis of BOD, which means the requirement of oxygen to liquidate live bacteria in the water which should be less than 3 mg per litre water. Similarly, DO means quantity of oxygen dissolved in water and should be more than 5 mg each litre water.
JP Dalal Haryana Agriculture Minister denying Delhi Water Supply Board allegations as regard supply of reduced quantity of polluted water containing household garbage and industrial wastes thrown in the river at various places in Haryana while on way to Delhi said that Haryana state government will produce all evidences in the court confirming that the river water gets polluted during its 54 km journey inside Delhi for which only Delhi administration is responsible for increased pollution in river water due to neglects.
Dalal said that the quantity of water in Yamuna river in Haryana state has been reduced nearly 50% in past one year, in-spite of the fact Haryana government is supplying 1050 cusec water daily to Delhi Water Supply Board as per Supreme Court of India directions. According to data available with Haryana state government, during five months with effect from October 2019 to February 2020 Haryana state was able to get total quantity 18,05,884 cusec water in Yamuna river which included 12,74,048 cusec water from Bhakhra Dam and 5,31,806 cusec water in Yamuna river flowing across the state and sharing water with Delhi Water Supply Board. The data further revealed that the quantity of supply of water in Yamuna river between October 2020 to February 2021 was reduced to 14,46,281 cusec which included 11,86,687 cusec water from Bhakhra Dam and 2,59,594 cusec water from Yamuna river but the quantity of supply of water to Delhi Water Supply Board has not been reduced by Haryana state government, Dalal said.
