India, April 8 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has proposed to purchase raw water, beyond its allocated share, from Haryana to meet growing water demand, especially during peak summer, officials aware of the development said. Besides, the body also plans to demand 51 cusecs of drinking water, instead of the irrigation water currently being supplied, they said.

A senior DJB official, who did not wish to be named, said that talks were held with the Haryana irrigation department in Chandigarh, during which the proposals were made. Officials from the water utility said that the city needs the water for the May-June period, when the water crisis in certain pockets of the Capital worsens.

"The distribution of water between two states ...