After Maharani Bagh, Kalindi Colony Hit by Contamination

Residents of Kalindi Colony in southeast Delhi alleged they were receiving contaminated water supply and raised health concerns, alleging many residents have fallen sick with gastrointestinal disorders over the past week.

- Varun Bhandari

NEW DELHI: The residents' welfare association (RWA) said it has advised residents not to use the water supplied through the pipeline and instead, use water supplied by tankers and packaged water.

The issue at Kalindi Colony comes on the heels of a similar issue reported by residents of Maharani Bagh. In both cases, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has so far been unable to trace the point of water contamination, leaving around 800 residents to fend for themselves.

A DJB official who visited Kalindi Colony said that initial surveys showed that a pipeline coming from Maharani Bagh had a fault and engineers were trying to locate the exact point of contamination.

"We are coordinating with all nearby engineers to locate the point of fault," the DJB official, requesting not to be named, said.

Residents said that the issue has been affecting them for the past week, with no end in sight.