New Delhi: Yamuna river, the lifeline of the national capital, has lost its lockdown advantage of being relatively clean with a spike in the ammonia levels once again after the coronavirus related restrictions were lifted.
The untreated water discharged from Haryana hit water supply in parts of Delhi on Monday, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha said.
"Due to the increase in pollutants (ammonia levels) in untreated water discharged from Haryana, the water supply will be affected in parts of West Delhi, North Delhi, Central Delhi and South Delhi. We endeavour to restore normal water supply ASAP. Please use water judiciously," Chadha wrote on Twitter.
On Friday, too, the DJB had curtailed supply at the Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Okhla water treatment plants due to high levels of pollutants in the Yamuna river.
A DJB official said Haryana had opened the gates of drains that had stagnant water with a high pollutant concentration, following heavy rainfall.
Effluents from industrial units upstream of the Wazirabad barrage might also have increased the pollutant levels in the river, the official said.
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Meanwhile, the NGT-appointed Yamuna Monitoring Committee (YMC) has also sought a report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and industries commissioner on the reasons behind a "sudden froth" in the river.
The panel has asked the anti-pollution bodies to keep it informed of the matter.
