Aam Aadmi Party says ‘will raise voice in Parliament’ and writes letter to PM regarding Delhi water crisis
New Delhi: Water Minister Atishi, who was on a hunger strike over the water crisis in Delhi, became seriously ill on the intervening night of 24-25 June. After which Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh and other party leaders and workers took Atishi to the doctors of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) late at night.
On the Minister Atishi’s health, Medical Director of LNJP Hospital Suresh Kumar said that when Atishi was brought to the hospital, her blood sugar was low. Her sodium level was also low. She has been admitted to the emergency ICU. She is currently kept on IV fluid.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said that now the fight for hunger strike is being stopped. By mobilizing all the opposition parties, we will raise the voice for water inside the Parliament. There will be availability of water in Delhi. The weather has also improved. The quantity of water has also increased. 10 MGD water has increased. The situation will improve. Now 90 MGD water is coming less every day.
Saurabh Bhardwaj, a minister in the Delhi government, said, ‘Her (Atishi) blood sugar level was falling since last night. When we gave her blood sample, the sugar level was 46. When we checked her sugar level with a portable machine, the level was 36. The doctors are investigating and only after that they will give any suggestion.’
Atishi lost 2.2 kg weight
Atishi lost 2.2 kg weight after four days. Doctors have advised her to get admitted to the hospital. On Monday, doctors of Loknayak Hospital examined Atishi’s health. After the examination, the doctors told that the minister is losing weight. Her condition is bad and she should be admitted to the hospital but the minister refused to end the fast.
It is known that since June 21, Water Minister Atishi has been on an indefinite fast to get the water of Delhiites from Haryana. Doctors told that before sitting on the fast on June 21, her weight was 65.8 kg. On the fourth day of the fast, his weight has come down to 63.6 kg. In four days, her blood sugar level has dropped by 28 units. Her blood pressure level has also come down. Doctors have called it dangerous. Apart from this, the minister’s urine ketone level is increasing.
Water Minister Atishi’s indefinite fast in Jangpura, Bhogal continued for the fourth day on Monday. Giving a message to the people from the fasting site, she said that no matter how much her health deteriorates, her resolve to fast is firm. The fast will continue until Delhi gets additional water.
Atishi said that she is on fast because there is a shortage of water in Delhi. She alleged that Delhi does not have its own water, all the water here comes from neighboring states, but for the last 3 weeks Haryana has reduced sending water to Delhi. She claimed that 100 MGD water means 46 crore liters of water. This is useful for 28 lakh people in a day. She said that due to lack of adequate water, 28 lakh people are craving for every drop of water. She said that doctors had examined her on Sunday. Doctors told that her blood pressure is decreasing, sugar level is also decreasing along with weight. Ketone levels have also increased significantly. Doctors have advised that such an increase in ketone levels is dangerous and can have long-term adverse effects on the body.
Letter written to PM Modi
Cabinet ministers of Delhi government wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday regarding the demand for water. Also appealed to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to jointly visit Wazirabad Barrage. Earlier, the ministers held a meeting at the indefinite hunger strike site of Water Minister Atishi in Bhogal. In this, they decided to write a letter to the Prime Minister and jointly visit Wazirabad with the Lieutenant Governor. It was written in the letter to the Prime Minister that due to severe heat this year, there has been a water crisis in Delhi. Due to this, Delhiites are craving for every drop. The need for water of Delhiites has also increased in the scorching heat. Delhi needs additional water. Delhi is completely dependent on Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for water. It is said in it that unfortunately, let alone getting more water, Delhiites are not even getting the allocated water from Haryana.
It was written in the letter that the total water supply in Delhi is 1005 MGD. A large part of this, 613 MGD water comes from Haryana. For many days, Delhi is getting 100 MGD less water. Due to this, 28 lakh people are not getting water. Delhi government has made every possible effort to overcome the water shortage. Wrote a letter to the Chief Minister of Haryana, tried to meet the Union Water Minister and appealed to the Chief Minister of Himachal. Himachal is ready to give additional water to Delhi, which will come from Haryana to Delhi in Yamuna, but Haryana is refusing to give even that water.
