Territorial Army to patrol Munak Canal

TO curb rampant water theft and ensure uninterrupted supply to the capital, the Delhi Jal Board is considering deploying the Territorial Army along the banks of the Munak Canal. Officials say the move comes amid alarming daily water losses of up to 35 percent due to illegal siphoning and seepage.

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA @ New Delhi

The Munak Canal, which supplies around 1,050 cusecs of water to Delhi every day, branches into two critical channels—the DSB and the CLC canals. An internal assessment by the Jal Board over the past several days revealed that nearly 30 percent of the water from the DSB branch and about 5 percent from the CLC branch never reaches its intended destination.