Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Wednesday on Wednesday threatened to go on an indefinite fast if the water issue is not resolved till June 21. She has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis issue in the national capital.
Speaking at a presser said that the water crisis in Delhi has aggravated since neighbouring Haryana is not releasing the capital’s share of water.
“Yesterday, Haryana released 513 MGD of water to Delhi as against 613 MGD. One MGD of water is for 28,500 people. This means that water was not released for over 28 lakh people,” she added.
“The people of Delhi are troubled. We have made all efforts to solve this problem. We have spoken to the Chief Minister of Haryana, but the BJP government of Haryana is not giving Delhi its share of water,” Atishi said.
She added that people are not only suffering due to the heatwave conditions, but also due to water shortage.
“I have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis requesting him to resolve the issue. If the crisis is not solved within two days, I will go on an indefinite strike from June 21,” she said.
The PWD and Water minister also said the AAP government has written multiple letters to the Haryana government to resolve the issue.
Meanwhile, the BJP is holding protests in different areas of the National Capital against the water crisis for past three days. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva and former MP Ramesh Bidhuri were seen leading the protest against the Aam Aadmi Party.