Overview
- The backwash pipeline that burst near Chandrawal on Sunday flooded its pump house and forced a full shutdown of pumping.
- Delhi Jal Board says two 18 MGD pumps are running and two 11 MGD units were set to be taken on load by Wednesday night to restore supply.
- Large pockets of Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, Paharganj, Rajinder Nagar, Patel Nagar, Baljeet Nagar, Inderpuri and nearby areas have gone days without water.
- Many homes still reported low or no flow on Thursday morning, even as the utility described a phased return of service across affected zones.
- Residents bought cans, hired costly private tankers or paid for hotel bathrooms, and an AAP MLA led a protest at DJB headquarters.