In a major step towards addressing Ladakh’s growing water crisis, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated India’s first-ever Rock Check Dam on the Indus River at Upshi in Leh district.
Interacting with media persons at the Indore Press Club, Shrinate claimed that at least 32 people had died so far after consuming contaminated drinking water.
The latest fatality has been identified as Anita Kushwah (65), who had been undergoing treatment for over a month at Bombay Hospital, where she was on ventilator support.
The opposition raised the issue vociferously after a video showing a heated exchange between the minister and local representatives went viral on social media.
Police intervened and managed to bring the situation under control.
The L-G has claimed that the criticism by the Delhi government leaders has only ended up compounding the problems of the residents of the city and antagonizing the neighbouring states, who are themselves grappling with water scarcity.
The AAP leaders and CM's wife were also present as the water minister began her fast.
Sachdeva asserted that there is no water crisis in Delhi but water corruption involving the entire Delhi government and the Aam Aadmi Party.
Instead of implementing rainwater harvesting technique to help the people over the water crisis, Chief Minister Kejriwal is levelling false allegations against the Centre, the BJP MP alleged.
The minister claimed that the shortfall in water supply has rendered nearly 28 lakh people in Delhi waterless.
