An image of a crowd gathered to take water from a water tanker has gone viral on social media. The image is being shared with a claim that it shows present water crisis in Delhi.
The caption associated with the image reads as, “दिल्ली में पानी का हॉल कुछ करो भैया केजरीवाल.” (which translates in English as, “Situation of water in Delhi, do something Kejriwal”)
The link to the post can be seen here. Similar posts can be seen here and here.
The post was also Tweeted by BJP leader Vijay Goel.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile did a fact-check and found the claim to be misleading and false.
On doing a Google Reverse Image Search we found that the same image was published on Rediff on February 21, 2016. The title associated with the image reads, “Haryana stir leaves Delhi dry; schools to shut on Monday due to water crisis.”
The image was also published on Alamy, with the caption, “Residents of Sanjay Colony, a residential neighbourhood, crowd around a water tanker provided by the state-run Delhi Jal (water) Board to fill their containers in New Delhi June 30, 2009. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has given directives to tackle the burgeoning water crisis caused by uneven distribution of water in the city according to local media. The board is responsible for supplying water in the capital. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA SOCIETY).”
Since the image was accredited to Reuters, we also searched through their official site and found the same picture, posted in 2009.
While there are media reports of water shortage in some areas in Delhi and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has asked for a detailed report on the water crisis, the viral image is old and unassociated with the current water shortage in Delhi.
Hence, we can conclude that the viral post is misleading.
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