Protests over water shortage continue in Delhi

October 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An underpass, which was submerged due to a burst water pipeline minutes after being inaugurated Tuesday in east Delhi, remained flooded a day later as workers tried to repair the damage and pump out water. The Vikas Marg underpass was meant to ease traffic congestion but the three-decade old rusting pipeline played the spoil-sport.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The power shortage in the capital will stay for at least another seven months and the situation will only improve after power projects planned for the 2010 Commonwealth Games start, union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Thursday. The power demand in Delhi has increased to 4,400 MW against the usual 3,500 MW per day.

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has given directives to her subordinates to tackle the burgeoning water crisis in the Capital. Speaking to reporters after holding a cabinet meet here today, Dikshit said that the uneven distribution of water is one of the reasons for water crisis is some parts of Delhi.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The mercury has been hovering above the 40 degrees Celsius for days now. Yet fans are still, air coolers and air conditioners remain silent, and water taps dry.

June 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cashing in on the water woes of residents, particularly students, in and around the Delhi University campus, shopkeepers here have started selling low quality bottled water that they themselves admit is not fit for drinking. Ragini Sharma, a resident of Indira Vihar in north Delhi, for instance, said because of the water shortage, she had been using distilled water - not just for drinking purposes but also for cooking, cleaning, bathing and even filling the air cooler! "What option do I have? I live on the third floor and water shortage is a perennial problem, especially in summers.

June 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Massive power cuts and water shortage coupled with the rising mercury continued to make life difficult for Delhiites and many residents took to the streets in protest Friday. To make matters worse, Met officials said that severe heat conditions would prevail in north India in the coming days.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday warned people in the national capital of possible water and power shortages in the coming days, following delay in monsoon. "We are asking people to conserve water and power.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Both the maximum and minimum temperatures remained high, and there was no sign of any respite for the capital's residents Thursday. This heat combined with power cuts and water shortage in many parts of the city only added to the misery of the Delhiites.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Frequent and long power cuts and water shortage, combined with the escalating mercury levels, left the capital's residents praying for respite Thursday while Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit warned of tough times ahead. While the temperature rose to a merciless 42.2 degrees Celsius Thursday, many parts of the city reeled in darkness thanks to long and frequent power cuts.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Wednesday advised people in the capital, who are battling power cuts amid sweltering heat, to use electricity judiciously and avoid "any future shortage which may happen because of uncertainty of the monsoon". Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit held a meeting to review present power situation in Delhi, which was attended by power secretary and tops officials of power distribution companies (Discoms) - the BSES and the New Delhi Power Ltd (NDPL).

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Gruelling power cuts and parched water supply Wednesday drove the capital's residents to streets protesting inept management even as Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit tried to pacify Delhites by urging them to ensure judicious usage" of electricity. Massive power cuts and water shortage in different parts of the city made people take to the streets and block traffic at many places while shouting slogans against the city authorities.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Massive power cuts and water shortage in the sweltering summer Wednesday compelled Delhiites to come out on the roads and protest across the national capital. Restless people blocked traffic at many places and shouted slogans against the Delhi government for failing to provide water and power.

June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Legislators from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday staged a demonstration outside the Delhi assembly to protest power and water shortage in the national capital. The legislators and other Delhi BJP members gathered outside the assembly demanding that the Delhi government take immediate measures to provide relief to people reeling under power and water shortage in various parts of the capital.

February 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite the global economic slowdown, India's auto industry will continue to grow as demand is still high and there is no shortage of raw materials, Hero Honda Group chairman Brij Mohan Munjal said Saturday. 'The economic environment in the country is conducive for the growth of the auto industry.

December 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Several areas of the capital faced water shortage Friday as two water treatment plants were closed due to high levels of pollution in the Yamuna river, officials said. Pollutants released into the river by a large number of tanneries in Haryana had increased the ammonia level in the water to the point where the Wazirabad and Chandrawal treatment plants had to be shut down.