A Delhi contaminated water crisis has affected residents of West Vinod Nagar and nearby parts of East Delhi for more than 20 days, with households reporting foul-smelling, dirty water from their taps and buying jars from private plants for drinking and cooking. The affected areas include Blocks A, B and E of West Vinod Nagar, North Block and Pal Mohalla in Mandawali, within the Patparganj Assembly constituency.
Residents told Jagran that the water supplied through household connections has a strong odour resembling sewage. Many families said they were avoiding its use not only for drinking but also for cooking and other domestic activities. The disruption continued during the Diwali period, when residents had to arrange separate water supplies for cleaning and preparing food.
According to the report, families are spending about Rs 30 to Rs 40 every day on water jars from private plants. The additional expense has created a financial burden for households that already have Delhi Jal Board connections and pay water bills. Residents questioned why they had to buy drinking water from the market despite having a piped supply at home.
Local resident Radhey Shyam said the problem had continued for more than 20 days. Residents alleged that drinking-water and sewer pipelines may have come into contact, resulting in contaminated water reaching homes. The report did not include an official technical confirmation of the cause.
The quality of the supply has also raised concerns among parents about the health of young children. Residents said they feared that using the water could lead to stomach-related illnesses, although the report did not cite any confirmed disease cases or health department assessment linked to the supply.
Mansa Ram, a resident, said the odour was so strong that using the water had become difficult and that families had spent the festival without dependable clean drinking water. Shashi Diksha, a resident welfare association member, said households had been receiving dirty water for several days and were still buying water despite repeated complaints.
Residents said they had approached the Delhi Jal Board several times, but alleged that the problem had not received a permanent solution. The report did not specify the complaint numbers, the affected supply line, or whether water samples had been collected for testing. Local MLA Ravinder Singh Negi was contacted for his response but did not reply, according to the report.
The immediate issue for residents remains the restoration of a safe and usable piped-water supply in the affected blocks. Any official response, water-quality test results or repair details from the Delhi Jal Board would establish the source of the contamination and the timeline for resolving the crisis.
