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U.P. urged to restore water for Delhi

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Drinking water for people constitutes a basic human right: Soz to Mulayam

NEW DELHI: Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to restore release of 300 cusecs of water for the Sonia Vihar water treatment plant in Delhi, which was suddenly curtailed on September 27 to 100 cusecs, affecting drinking water supply to the Capital.

In a letter to Mr. Yadav, Prof. Soz said: "keeping in view that drinking water for people constitutes a basic human right", he should issue instructions for release of 300 cusecs of water at the earliest. Mr. Soz reminded the Chief Minister that the Tehri dam project was "techno-economically" cleared subject to the agreement that the State Government would reserve 300 cusecs of water for Delhi's drinking water needs. The U.P. Government had also agreed to release water for the plant as per the formulation structured in a meeting in the Power Ministry on May 10, 2006.

Prof. Soz said the reason given by the field engineers for the curtailment of supply from U.P. was a reduction in the desired outflows from the Tehri dam. "It is strange that a small requirement of 300 cusecs for the plant is not being met," the Minister said.

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