At a meeting here, Delhi Chief Secretary P K Tripathi asked his Haryana counterpart P K Chaudhery to release more water to Delhi to address the problem of water shortage but the latter turned down the request, saying his state was also facing the same situation.
Asked about outcome of the meeting, Tripathi said both sides agreed to improve coordination in matters relating to withdrawal of water by Delhi from Yamuna barrage for Wazirabad and Hedayatpur water treatment plants.
"We have decided to improve coordination among the two sides," he said.
Sources said Tripathi requested Chaudhery to provide additional water to Delhi apart from daily supply of 1,000 cusecs but the Haryana Chief Secretary expressed inability to do so. (more)