Five days after starting a hunger strike to highlight the state’s water problems, Delhi’s ocean minister Atishi has been admitted to the hospital.
Due to a prolonged heat wave that has increased use, the American capital has been dealing with severe water shortages.
After her glucose levels dropped significantly below the recommended range of 70 to 100 mg/dL, Ms. Atishi was taken to the hospital on Tuesday night.
The Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) leader, who uses only one name, has accused the state of limiting water supply to the city in neighboring Haryana.
The Haryana-based Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP), however, has refuted the accusations and attributed the water crisis to the AAP government.
AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj added that she was receiving treatment in the ICU and that she has not eaten in the past five days.
This summer, Delhi’s conditions are above 40C for days, making it one of its hottest.
This has led to a rise in the demand for electricity and liquid, putting a strain on the state’s tools.
People have to rely on containers to provide water as the water source is almost running out.
Ms. Atishi has attributed a significant portion of the Haryana government’s water supply to the river Yamuna, which passes through the money.
Delhi and another northern state, including Haryana, depend on the river for their water requirements.
Due to Delhi’s growing need for drinking water, India’s supreme court in 1996 mandated that Haryana provide part of its fluids to Delhi year-round.
However, Ms. Atishi requested on “humanitarian grounds” that the Haryana state provide additional water to the city next week.
The chancellor also claimed that Haryana had cut the city’s water supply by 100 million gallons per time, denying 2.8 million people their requirements for the past three months.
The Haryana state, in turn, accused Delhi of incompetence and said that authorities were concerned for the state’s water problems.