Water supply hit in parts of city, Okhla plant reopened

Several areas across the partially inundated Capital were hit by water supply shortages on Friday - with taps running dry in some places - as two flooded treatment facilities remained shut, while operations resumed at the Okhla plant in the evening.

- Paras Singh

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that some water supply challenges were likely to persist over the weekend with floodwater receding slowly.

On Friday, the most-affected areas were in the city's north and west, while the tail-end areas in various south Delhi localities also reported some water supply issues. The daily water supply to New Delhi region was also down to a third and tanker requests shot up 10 times their usual demand, the New Delhi Municipal Council said. DJB officials said tankers were deployed at impacted areas.