A Mail Today investigation in 2012 exposes Delhi Jal Board-water mafia nexus in Delhi. India Today report: At a time when water is worth its weight in gold for residents of the Capital, the tanker mafia has been surreptitiously peddling the precious resource in cahoots with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to cash in on the crisis. Heres how it works. First, the government agencies exacerbate the crisis by declaring that the supply sources are drying up. Then, dubious private suppliers swing into action. They tap DJB booster stations as well as borewells in farmhouses located on the outskirts of Delhi, and distribute the water late at night at exorbitant prices.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 05:27:28 +0000
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