Delhi water crisis: Atishi threatens hunger strike, writes to PM Modi

Delhi water minister Atishi on Wednesday, 19 June, said that she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis in the national capital and threatened to go on an indefinite fast from 21 June if the issue is not resolved within a couple of days.

Addressing a press conference, Atishi said Delhi is grappling with a water crisis since 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 minister said people are not only battling heatwave conditions but also 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 [hunger] strike from 21 June," she said.

Atishi said they have written multiple letters to the Haryana government to resolve the issue.