There has been no water supply in the south of Delhi in areas such as Vasant Kunj for the last three days. As usual there was no warning, residents were not informed as to the cause of the failure or when normal supplies will resume. Also as usual all phones were taken off their hooks while Jal Board officials enjoyed three days of extra holidays. Whether they came to work at all is not known but no attempt was made to help residents. Water tankers made a killing selling 1000 litres of water for Rs. 500 when the normal rate is Rs. 100. How the booty was divided will never be known but we can assume the kleptocrats will not have missed such an opportunity. Fights broke out between residents desperate to survive. Filling your tank is also not the answer because your water will be stolen when you are out. Residents upstream have fitted what is known locally as 'online boosters' which are pumps attached to the mainline and pulls water at a greater rate. This means that those downstream receive less water because the pressure drops to a trickle. Downstream residents have disconnected their ball valves to increase the flow rate which means that when supply is adequate enormous quantities of water overflows into the drains. Delhi is normally a dry place and such waste water is a great loss. Very soon I foresee someone being killed over water. Then politicians will rush round like headless chickens and a commission of enquiry set up. A retired kleptocrat will earn a lot of taxpayers money by prolonging the enquiry to several years by which time it will be completely irrelevant and no one will read its report. I think next year is election time in Delhi. These same politicians will be round with folded hands asking to be reelected. No sharam, no izzat.