People face water crisis in many parts of Rajasthan's Jaipur

Jaipur (Rajasthan): Amid the water crisis in Rajasthan, people have been facing problems in many areas of the city of Jaipur. Water has been supplied to the people through tankers.

The Rajasthan government has decided to ramp up water conservation work in the state through the Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan 2.0. The move comes after many areas in the state reported water scarcity.

Rajasthan being an inherently water-scarce state, is heavily dependent on groundwater and rainfall is the primary source of groundwater recharge. A recent government report said that Rajasthan was one of the leading states having overexploited groundwater sources.

Amid the ongoing water crisis in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the State of Himachal Pradesh to release 137 cusecs of surplus water available with it and directed the Haryana government to facilitate the flow of the surplus water from Hathnikund barrage to Wazirabad uninterruptedly to Delhi to mitigate the drinking water crisis in Delhi.

A vacation bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan asked Himachal Pradesh to release surplus water on June 7 with prior intimation to Haryana.

It asked the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) to measure water released by Himachal Pradesh at Hathnikund in Haryana.

Haryana should not obstruct the onward flow of water to Delhi from Himachal but should instead facilitate the same, the bench said.

The apex court said, "Considering the urgency, we direct Himachal Pradesh to release 137 cusecs water from upstream so water reaches Hathnikund barrage and reaches Delhi through Wazirabad. The surplus water shall be released by the State of Himachal Pradesh tomorrow with prior intimation. The State of Haryana shall facilitate the flow of water from Hathnikund to Wazirabad so it reaches Delhi without obstruction so the residents get drinking water."