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Hi Friends,

I just saw on T.V that the water and power situation in the capital city Delhi has worsened. Residents are out on the streets blocking roads, so that the administration hears them. I'm really worried as I have a lot of friends and relatives there. Which are the affected areas? Can anyone brief about the ground situation?

I believe, this is an ongoing problem every year. Is there no solution to this WATER & POWER woes for Delhi citizens. Its a shame for a city which is busy spending millions for hosting Commonweath Games-2010. :thumbsdown

But what about the COMMON MAN and their BASIC PROBLEMS?

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Oh! This is really a bad situation for the capital city of a country. I wonder while Sonia Gandhi gathers all the 'wahwahi's' for improving the water problems in remote desert villages of Rajasthan, is it too difficult to find out a way in the National Capital DELHI.

We see this every now and then on television about Delhi's water and power problems, but seems NO ONE IS REALLY INTERESTED. After all, do we always need a GOVERNMENT to do things for us. Where are the corporates, the NGOs and the Cream of Delhi's high society who love to splash money on charities and high parties....Can they ever contribute to bring a change in the basic infrastructural facilities in Delhi?

Delhi citizens...are you ready to make things work for you? Please speak up...Computer Typing
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Don't ask! Just don't ask! The situation is terrible. I work in Gurgaon and we have to buy bottled water to even wash our face. Electricity is not their half of the day and situation is worse in poorer areas.

Plus, if there's no electricity, people can't turn on their motors to store the water. Add to all this, there is no sign of rain in at least one week. I am going to go completely paagal, I am telling you.:crazy

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Re: Water-less, Power-less Delhi - 4218 MW required

I just saw on television about the worsening water and power situation in Delhi. The latest news is that 4218 MW power is required for Delhi. There is some conflict as well going on between Delhi and the neighboring states regarding power supply.

Punjab government has ordered all government offices to put off their ACs the whole day to counter power problems...Can Delhi follow suit?
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sweetgirl4flirt said: ↑

I work in Gurgaon and we have to buy bottled water to even wash our face. Electricity is not their half of the day and situation is worse in poorer areas.
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Oh! is Gurgaon also affected? Then how are the offices and BPOs working?
Which are the affected areas in Delhi..Please let us know..we are worried!!

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Re: Water-less, Power-less Gurgaon

We are having a ball!
On a seroius note,we are the worst sufferers since we have made a house here.No servants too!

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Yes, the situation is too bad. There are news of people sleeping in their cars with the ACs on... . Also, markets in Delhi have been instructed to close down by 8 pm citing powercut problems. East Delhi is the most affected.

God :help Us.
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Don't worry Delhites, you are not alone. We in Bhopal have been going through these kind of crisis for almost a year now. I have to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to make sure that at least some of the corporation water reaches my tanks. For the last few months, our neighborhood has been calling water tankers after every two days.

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Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit has announced yesterday that Delhi's power situation will improve in 24 hours. Read this interview of Mrs, Dikshit with CNN-IBN

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CNN-IBN: The power shortages show the reality of a city which is being showcased as a grand city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The images of protests seem to jar.
Sheila Dikshit: This has been an unusual and unanticipated heat wave and shortage of rain has caused this. It has not happened in the past several years. This is a problem which has risen in the past five to six days and I hope that within the next few days, we will be able to overcome it.

CNN-IBN: We are certainly expecting the rains by July 1, but you have put the distribution companies in Delhi on notice and have told them to show some performance in the next few days, but the discoms are saying that the fault lies with your government, that you haven't planned for additional capacity and that Delhi will continue to have this shortfall.
Sheila Dikshit: No, that is a conclusion you have come to. We have already given 4,200 plus MW of power today (Monday), the hignest <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Delhi</st1lace></st1:city> has ever consumed. There have been arrangements - some of them broke down because power was not available. BSES was not able to anticipate the situation, their agreement fell through because there was not enough power generation. It's a complicated situation but to call it something which is hopeless or to say that nothing is ever going to happen is not right. I'm afraid I don't agree with you at all. We are doing our best, we are working round the clock and we will see to it that this situation is overcome in the next few days.

CNN-IBN: No one doubts that your government is trying to do something when a crisis is before us, but what about in the last 10 years? Where has been the capacity enhancement? <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Delhi</st1lace></st1:city> is a city growing faster than any other city in the country and yet you haven't added any capacity in terms of power enhancement.
Sheila Dikshit: Yes we have. You know that you cannot have power stations of any other kind other than gas-based in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Delhi</st1lace></st1:city> and they are going to come up with about 6,000 MW in the next two years. But we have added about 300-odd MW in the last five to six years. We are meeting a demand of about 3,900 MW - we are short by about 100-odd MW because the demand has gone up so much. This is something that we did not anticipate and I would please beg you to have a little patience.

CNN-IBN: Would you concede then that this is the problem? That the country has not anticipated the kind of capacity it would need in the years ahead, that we never really planned for 2009?
Sheila Dikshit: I think the Government of India has already announced that it is going to add another 50,000 MW but if you have unanticipated heat like you have had in the past 10 days, which we have never had in Delhi, I think those are situations which require war-footing attendance being given to it.
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CNN-IBN: Is it fair that we have a law which forces discoms to provide uninterrupted, assured power to VVIP areas while the rest of the city suffers. I mean doesn't such a situation only increase public hostility to those in power? That's part of the problem. It's about perception and the perception here is that the aam aadmi has to live with power cuts whereas the khaas aadmis can get away with it.
Sheila Dikshit: Please remember that the private discoms have nothing whatsoever to do with the NDMC areas where all the VIPs live. The discoms also have nothing to do with the cantonement area as well. These discoms are in south, north, east and west <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Delhi</st1lace></st1:city>. BSES has not lived up to our and people's expectations.

CNN-IBN: The power cuts still affect only the aam aadmi not the politicians in Lutyen's <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Delhi</st1lace></st1:city>.
Sheila Dikshit: We have been asked by the Power Secretary to cut down on power consumption. If you are using two air conditioners, use one. The government is feeling very guilty and is trying not to use more power. The aam aadmi is more important than all of us put together.

CNN-IBN: Do you really believe your ministers will do that?
Sheila Dikshit: Yes I would like to believe that just like I would like to believe that people like you also cut down on power.
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What are your views on this?
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sethihardeep said: ↑

Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit has announced yesterday that Delhi's power situation will improve in 24 hours. Read this interview of Mrs, Dikshit with CNN-IBN
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What are your views on this?
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Hey Delhites,

How's the power situation now? I heard its raining in Delhi. hope it has given some respite. What about Shiela Dikshit's promise of improvement in power situation within 24 hours? Or, has rain come to her rescue for solving both Power and Water problems. :roll:

But don't you think, we people and the media who hype all these problems, forget, whenever there is a temporary relief (just as rain in this case); instead of making sure that they do not have to suffer the NEXT time...

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Gayatri

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GayatriRathod, Jul 2, 2009

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