Amid the ongoing water crisis in the capital, South Delhi's Sangham Vihar faces severe water shortage. On top of that, infrastructural failures have resulted in roads being flooded with sewer water. But now the people of the area are terrified. The brother of a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) municipal councilor was shot dead after a fight broke out between him and his neighbour over a water pipe laid by him. Fights and quarrels over water is common here, due to severe water shortage in many sub-districts of Sangham Vihar. Government-issued water tankers come infrequently, which results in quarrels between residents to get adequate amount of water for their family. This has prompted people to use their personal funds to lay down pipes to get water from neighbouring areas such as Sonia Vihar, without government authorisation. Yet, most people do not get water. Vijay, a 32-year-old local shop-owner, says that he gets water every two weeks, but even then the quality makes it unsuitable for drinking. He lives in a large joint family and has to spend upwards of two thousands rupees every month just on water. Vijay is just one of the many who face this issue. The area also faces a massive sewer and waste management problem. Currently, the streets of Sangham Vihar are overflowing with sewer water, with garbage scattered everywhere. Walking down the streets without stepping into the sewage water is in itself a task. People have laid down bricks to act as temporary bridges for people to hop around. The sewer water has reached ankle length, and residents are afraid that the water level will rise with the onset of monsoon. The sewage system has been a persistent problem in the area, and residents have tried to find a solution multiple times. Vikas Gupta, a 22-year-old resident, who runs a business with his father, said: "Sitting in the shop for too long give me headaches and my eyes start burning due to the toxic fumes and gas expunged from the overflowing sewer water." While efforts are being made to fix the problems in Sangham Vihar, residents are starting to lose hope as they have seen no progress in the past few decades. EVERYDAY ISSUES The streets of Sangham Vihar are overflowing with sewer water, with garbage scattered everywhere. Walking down the streets without stepping into the sewage water is in itself a task.

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