Former CM Atishi said the flooding of the pumping station left thousands of residents in Kalkaji, Giri Nagar, Govindpuri and Govindpuri Extension facing severe water shortage (File Photos)With heavy rain lashing the Capital on Saturday, deaths of eight persons in two separate incidents, flooding of the Giri Nagar pumping station in South Delhi’s Kalkaji halting water supply to several areas, and waterlogging in multiple parts of the city brought the BJP government under criticism from the AAP.Leader of Opposition and former CM Atishi said the flooding of the pumping station left thousands of residents in Kalkaji, Giri Nagar, Govindpuri and Govindpuri Extension facing severe water shortage. “Mismanagement by the four-engine BJP govt has not only submerged Delhi roads, but caused a water crisis in Kalkaji. The Giri Nagar pumping station is completely submerged. And the people of Giri Nagar, Kalkaji, Govindpuri and Govindpuri Extn are facing several days of water crisis,” she posted on X, along with a copy of her letter to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.In her letter, Atishi wrote, “Just a few hours of rain have brought Delhi to a grinding halt. Roads are waterlogged, traffic is at a standstill and even more shocking is that in many parts of Delhi water has entered people’s homes. The pumping station of the Giri Nagar UnderGround Reservoir (UGR) is fully submerged in water… So no water is being supplied to the Kalkaji, Giri Nagar, Govindpuri and Govindpuri Extension.” She called the situation “the direct result of administrative negligence” and urged the Chief Minister to instruct PWD and Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh to restore supply immediately.The heavy rain that caused the flooding began late Friday night, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgrading alerts through the early hours of Saturday from yellow to orange and then to a red alert by 6.20 am. By 8.30 am, Safdarjung recorded 78.7 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, while Pragati Maidan logged 100.3 mm. The IMD warned of potential waterlogging, traffic congestion, and reduced visibility across the city.The AAP, in an official statement on Saturday evening, also attacked the BJP-led Delhi government over citywide waterlogging. The party’s Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged “corruption worth crores in desilting works” and linked it to the Jaitpur incident in which seven people, including two children, died after a wall collapsed amid heavy rain. He further alleged that a 2.5-year-old child drowned in an open manhole, saying, “I had warned CM Rekha Gupta that opening manholes during rain is a dangerous shortcut.”Senior leader Manish Sisodia, as per the statement, called the Jaitpur incident “deeply painful” and expressed condolences to the bereaved families. Atishi also posted videos of waterlogged roads in Palam, Dhaula Kuan and Saket, stating, “On Raksha Bandhan, the entire city is submerged… The collapse of governance under Rekha Gupta’s government is preventing brothers from meeting their sisters.”AAP MLAs Sanjeev Jha and Kuldeep Kumar, also questioned the government’s claims of monsoon preparedness and blamed the BJP to be responsible for lapses in civic bodies.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd