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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 ministry¹ 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 impoverished² 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 negotiations³ 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 shanties⁴, 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

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 shanties   

n.简陋的小木屋( shanty的名词复数 )；铁皮棚屋；船工号子；船歌

参考例句：

• A few shanties sprawl in the weeds. 杂草丛中零零落落地歪着几所棚屋。 来自辞典例句
• The workers live in shanties outside the factory. 工人们住在工厂外面的小棚屋内。 来自互联网