Delhi's Water Minister Kapil Mishra wrote separate letters to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, requesting them to deploy army engineers to repair the canal as soon as possible so that normalcy could be restored in supply of water from it to Delhi at the earliest.
The Delhi minister has written a similar letter to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also seeking his intervention to ensure early resumption of supply of water.
"The damage caused to the canal appears to be enormous and all out efforts are required to repair the damage at the earliest," Mishra said in his letter to Singh.
Saying that the Indian Army with its resources and dedicated team of engineers is known for carrying out most difficult tasks in shortest possible time, he urged the Defence Minister to deploy army personnel for repair work.
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Delhi government and DJB are ready and willing to provide all possible assistance, he said in his letter to Khattar urging him to issue appropriate directions.
A team of four DJB engineers was today sent by Delhi government to assess damage and give its report about the extent of damage and time required to repair it.
"Thank u army, thank u centre for securing munak canal back. Great relief for delhi," Kejriwal said in a tweet.
After an emergency meeting, Mishra said that 400 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of water was released from Munak subcanal, adding that 25 per cent water supply in Delhi is expected to be restored by late evening.