PAC, CAG Reports Expose Delhi's Pollution & Water Crisis Truth

• PAC and CAG reports reveal major shortcomings and financial irregularities in Delhi's pollution control and water management.
• PAC report highlights issues in vehicular pollution control: inaccurate air quality data, insufficient buses, slow EV policy implementation, and poor old vehicle scrapping.
• CAG report on DJB exposes severe water supply, sewerage, and financial mismanagement, with a debt of Rs 66,595 crore and Rs 21,696 crore uncollected water charges.
• Non-revenue water (leakage/theft) increased to 53%, causing Rs 4,988 crore loss; water wastage in distribution rose to 21%.
• Water quality testing is inadequate, 55% groundwater samples unfit, and major water treatment plants remain incomplete, leading to ADB funding withdrawal.