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AS IT IS 2016-02-24 New Delhi Tries to Restore Water After Protests 新德里水骚乱后尝试恢复供水

Engineers are working to restore water supplies in New Delhi.

Water was cut off to large portions of the Indian capital over the weekend. Protestors damaged a canal that supplies water to the city of 18 million.

The canal, in the neighboring Indian State of Haryana, provides about 60 percent of New Delhi’s water, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Water returned to some northern and central parts of New Delhi on Tuesday, the AP said. The city’s water ministry said it hoped to return service to western neighborhoods Tuesday night.

Indian government officials said they also sent 70 water tanks to western areas of New Delhi.

The protestors from the impoverished Jat community damaged the Haryana canal during violent protests, according to the AP. Protestors are demanding more government jobs and admissions to leading Indian schools.

A battle between protestors and police over the last several days left 12 people dead. Jat leaders agreed to end the protests on Monday after negotiations with government officials.

The damage of the Haryana canal demonstrated problems with New Delhi’s water supplies. Shortages are common in New Delhi during the dry season.

The shortages are worst in New Delhi’s riverside slums and shanties, according to the Future World Project. The project works on environmental issues related to climate change.

Words in This Story

restore – v. to put or bring something back into use

cut off – v. the act of stopping the movement or supply of something

impoverished – adj. very poor community

admission – n. the act of admitting or allowing something