Delhi on Wednesday signed an agreement with Singapore to set up waste water treatment plants that will generate ‘new water’ for the city’s consumption. ‘New Water’ as it is popularly called is treated sewage and waste water that is being increasingly used in cities where water is in short supply.

The waste water is treated extensively and made fit for use. Singapore has an expertise in setting up ‘new water’ plants and is considered a successful model of waste water recycling and reuse.

Harassment of citizens by public authorities is “socially abhorring and legally impermissible”, the Delhi State Consumer Commission has said, asking Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to pay Rs. 8,000 as compensation to a man for not providing proper drinking water.

The commission gave the order dismissing the DJB argument that it was supplying water through water tanks regularly.

Instead of managing the distribution of water properly, the Delhi government held Haryana responsible for the water crisis in the national Capital, said the BJP.

New Delhi: Respite from prolonged water shortage is in sight for parched Delhi with Haryana on Monday agreeing to release enough water to help the capital tide over its crisis while not losing sigh

Two back-to-back meetings between Delhi and Haryana on Monday failed to break the deadlock over the supply of water to the Capital, as the crisis deepened with the three treatment plants continuing

After weeks of trading allegations and a two-hour meeting between the Chief Ministers of the two States on Monday, the ongoing water sharing dispute between Delhi and Haryana was eventually attributed to “heat”, “high demand”, “miscommunication” and “poor water management on Delhi’s side”.

If there was an agreement between the two sides, it could not be spelt out. Both sides maintained it was a “cordial meeting” and outstanding issues will be sorted through discussions, but no details were offered.

Sheila and Hooda meeting today to resolve the problem

There was no end to the city's water crisis on Sunday, or to the bickering between Haryana and Delhi administrators over water sharing. On Sunday Haryana added another accusation to the ongoing allegations-counter allegations story; it said the city's water supplier the Delhi Jal Board has cut off water supply to the area where more than 60 families of officials from the Haryana Irrigation Department stay.

Petrol price will come down by 92 paise while cost of diesel will go up by 37 paise from midnight Sunday in the capital, with the Delhi government issuing a notification adjusting the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the two fuels.

Petrol will cost Rs. 70.24 per litre from current Rs. 71.16 per litre and diesel will cost Rs. 41.28 per litre as against the current rate of Rs. 40.91.

Amidst reports of the neighbouring state cutting water supply to Delhi, Haryana claimed Sunday that it was releasing double of its legitimate share of water to the national capital.

Stating this here, chief engineer of Yamuna Water Services, Haryana irrigation department in Delhi, Anand Kumar said Delhi’s legitimate share of water is 610 cusecs at Munak and 610 cusecs of water is being released for the Haiderpur Water Treatment Plant.

We have already written to the Prime Minister: Sheila

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on Friday that her government would be approaching the Supreme Court for relief in the matter of Yamuna water supply if Haryana does not change its ways. Ms. Dikshit said she did not want a confrontation with Haryana but Delhi's larger neighbour had by deciding to cut 45 MGD (million gallons a day) supply to the Capital in the past fortnight left the city with little option.