MOST of the water consumed in Delhi is not of its own. Delhi’s water reflects a strange mix of power, politics and money. The national capital is heavily dependent on external water sources to meet its ever-rising demand. At present, Delhi is grappling with a deficit of about 400 million gallons per day (MGD) of water in meeting its total estimated demand of 1,380 MGD. The national capital gets its water from the Yamuna, Ganga and Sutlej rivers.
To transport water from these rivers, an extensive system of canals, dams, reservoirs and pipe networks has been. . .
