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| India caste unrest: Army takes control of Delhi water link | India caste unrest: Army takes control of Delhi water link |
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| India's army has taken control of a key canal that supplies water to Delhi, the capital's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said. | India's army has taken control of a key canal that supplies water to Delhi, the capital's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said. |
| Protesters from the Jat community demanding job quotas in neighbouring Haryana state seized the Munak canal. | Protesters from the Jat community demanding job quotas in neighbouring Haryana state seized the Munak canal. |
| Keshav Chandra, a top official in Delhi's water board told the BBC that 10 million people are without water. | |
| Sixteen people have been killed and hundreds wounded in three days of riots, a senior official told the BBC. | Sixteen people have been killed and hundreds wounded in three days of riots, a senior official told the BBC. |
| Hundreds of water tankers are being despatched across Delhi and schools are closed after supplies from a canal were sabotaged during violent protests. | Hundreds of water tankers are being despatched across Delhi and schools are closed after supplies from a canal were sabotaged during violent protests. |
| The army took control of parts of the canal on Monday morning, but it's unclear how long repairs will take. | The army took control of parts of the canal on Monday morning, but it's unclear how long repairs will take. |
| Why are the Jats angry? | Why are the Jats angry? |
| Mr Kejriwal said the army was "trying to assess in how much time water would reach Delhi and whether any damage had been done to the canal". | Mr Kejriwal said the army was "trying to assess in how much time water would reach Delhi and whether any damage had been done to the canal". |
| Protesters went on the rampage despite a curfew and the deployment of the army, which is reported to have opened fire on them in the districts of Rohtak and Jhajjar. | Protesters went on the rampage despite a curfew and the deployment of the army, which is reported to have opened fire on them in the districts of Rohtak and Jhajjar. |
| The violence forced the closure of several key roads and national highways, and paralysed the railway system in north India. | The violence forced the closure of several key roads and national highways, and paralysed the railway system in north India. |
| Senior administration official PK Das told BBC Hindi that 16 people had died and about 300 were injured, among them several policemen. | Senior administration official PK Das told BBC Hindi that 16 people had died and about 300 were injured, among them several policemen. |
| After days of violence, the government in Haryana announced on Sunday that it would table a bill granting the demands of the Jat community in the state assembly. | After days of violence, the government in Haryana announced on Sunday that it would table a bill granting the demands of the Jat community in the state assembly. |
| Meanwhile, India's federal government has said it will set up a top-level committee to look into the grievances of Jats. | Meanwhile, India's federal government has said it will set up a top-level committee to look into the grievances of Jats. |