Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said an audit of the Delhi Jal Board’s records by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has been ordered to ascertain whether there has been any irregularity.
Interacting with reporters, he warned that there could be a water and sewage crisis in Delhi in the coming days owing to the non-release of funds.
A couple of weeks ago, Delhi Water Minister Atishi had claimed the national capital was staring at a ‘man-made water crisis’ due to the stoppage of funds to the Delhi Jal Board by the finance department and demanded Lt Governor V K Saxena’s immediate intervention in the matter.
Kejriwal, on Wednesday, said, “We have ordered a CAG audit of the last 15 years of records of the Delhi Jal Board. CAG is a third party and the biggest agency in the country. Things will become clearer now.”
“If someone has committed irregularities, they should be punished. If no irregularities have been committed, then those who level baseless allegations will
