Most Muslim-majority areas in Delhi continue to be plagued by water and power woes

NEW DELHI: Water shortage affects everyone in Delhi, but Muslims, many of whom live in unplanned areas, are especially hard hit. A survey by the Institute of Objective Studies shows 44% of the community in the capital does not have access to piped supply and has to buy water . Even the rest have to contend with erratic timings , with a two-hour supply being considered a luxury .

"All the areas neighbouring Jamia Nagar, such as New Friends Colony, get water from the Sonia Vihar pipeline, but we need to buy water from tankers," said Nida Hasan, a resident of Jauhri Farm and student of Jamia Milia Islamia University.

Some wards like Abul Fazal Enclave that have existed for 25 years still don't have piped supply. "Requests to our MLA and councillors for getting pipelines have gone unheeded," said Mohd Shoaib, a resident.

In New Seelampur, which gets piped supply, drinking water gets contaminated from open drains. "The project (to cover drains )started way back in 2008. However , after the Commonwealth Games , the work never resumed . While covering the drain, they had blocked water and sewer pipelines . Now, our taps remain dry," said Najma Begum, a resident. In the Jama Masjid area, water wasn't an issue till a few years ago but with increasing population and scarcity, people have started boring wells illegally.

Unlikewater ,the supply of power is largely satisfactory in these areas .Allhouseshave a connection and 78% of the people say the voltage is steady and outages rare. But in Seemapuri, many residents said power theft is rampant. "Without this kind of theft, many would be living in the dark," said Shehzad Ahmad, a resident of Mustafabad.

"Power theft is a major issue in areas like Seelampur, Seemapuri and Jama Masjid . But Okhla is relatively better. However, 22% of the people are unhappy with the electricity supply, and most of them live in this area," said a researcher of Civil Network Society , the group that conducted the study for Institute of Objective Studies.

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