New Delhi: The water crisis in Delhi for which the Aam Aadmi Party government had blamed Haryana and moved Supreme Court through the Delhi Jal Board appears to have passed for the time being.The Board vice-chairman and AAP leader Raghav Chadha announced today, July 13, that Haryana government has released 16,000 cusecs of water in the Yamuna from the Hathnikund Barrage which should take care of the National Capital’s shortage.This water will take three to four days to reach Delhi, Chadha said.Chadha also said that Haryana only released Delhi’s share of water after the Delhi Jal Board moved Supreme Court. He said there were also discussions between officials of the two states to resolve the impending crisis.BIG VICTORY FOR DELHI‼️After constant pressure from Kejriwal Govt, including a petition in the Supreme Court-BJP’s Haryana Govt has been compelled to release 16,000 cusec of water for Delhi.This will bring a huge relief to Delhiites in the upcoming days.- @raghav_chadha pic.twitter.com/IysHAjNuAD— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) July 13, 2021The Supreme Court had, in 1996, directed Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other states to provide Delhi with its share of water in the Yamuna so that there was no shortage in the city.Over the past week, as the availability of water in Delhi dropped significantly and the Delhi government took to directly attacking the BJP-led government in Haryana for the crisis. The issue had also led to a war of words between the AAP and BJP leaders in Delhi. As AAP activists threatened to cut the water supply to Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta’s residence, BJP activists also retaliated by threatening to cut off the supply of water to AAP leader and DJB chairman, Satyendar Jain’s residence.Also read: Delhi Police Use Water Cannon on BJP Workers Trying to Cut Water Supply to Satyendar Jain’s HouseChadha had claimed that due to non-availability of water from Haryana, Delhi was only able to supply 945 MGD of water to its residents as against the demand of 1,150 MGD. He said Delhi was receiving 479 MGD, as against the mandated 609 MGD from Haryana.This apart, Delhi had to fulfil its needs by drawing 90 MGD of groundwater and from the 250 MGD of supply from the Upper Ganga Canal.The DJB vice-chairman had also accused Haryana of withholding 120 MGD meant for Delhi. He claimed that raw water being supplied by Haryana through the Yamuna had reached an all-time low.Residents collect drinking water from a tanker at Kailash Nagar in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Photo: PTIChadha had also reiterated that Delhi does not have its own source of water and was dependent on others states.“We get water from neighbouring states under legally-binding treaties. Some unprecedented incidents have happened this year… Haryana has withheld Delhi’s share of water,” he had claimed, adding that this had reduced the operational capacity of the treatment plants by between 40 and 50%.Chadha had also stated that Delhi was only asking for what was rightfully its. “Delhi is not begging before Haryana or asking for any favours from it. The capital demands whatever it has been given under legally-binding treaties. We will move the Supreme Court if the neighbouring state fails to comply with the MoUs,” he had said.The AAP leader had also tweeted the government’s intent to move the apex court in this regard. “We are witnessing all-time low water levels in Yamuna river as Delhi”s water share withheld by Haryana. @DelhiJalBoard has decided to move Hon”ble Supreme Court against Haryana Govt seeking due supply of Delhi”s legitimate share as already determined by the SC in 1995,” a tweet by him said.We are witnessing all-time low water levels in Yamuna river as Delhi’s water share withheld by Haryana.@DelhiJalBoard has decided to move Hon’ble Supreme Court against Haryana Govt seeking due supply of Delhi’s legitimate share as already determined by the Hon’ble SC in 1995.— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) July 11, 2021(With inputs from PTI)