Munak Canal breach fixed; water supply from Dwarka plant to normalise

The Munak Canal breach that led to flooding in the Bawana area and impacted the water supply in different parts of the city has been fixed, the Delhi government said on Friday.

In a statement issued late night, it said water is likely to reach the Dwarka plant by Saturday morning. Residents of the area have been grappling with water shortage since the breach in one of the sub-branches of the canal, which supplies water from Haryana to Delhi, late Wednesday.

Delhi Water Minister Atishi said, "The embankment was breached at the Bawana entry point. A 7-metre-wide and 15-metre-long soil embankment has been built now. Its compression has also been done.

"The concrete lining work is on... It takes about five to six hours for the concrete to set. We are expecting that Haryana will release water in Munak Canal at around 7 am tomorrow," she said.

According to the minister, water supply from the Dwarka plant is likely to resume from Saturday morning.

Atishi said a team from the Haryana ...