NEW DELHI June 5: The Chief Minister of Delhi today threatened to go on an indefi nite fast if neighbouring regions did not bail the capital out of a severe water crisis, reports Reuter.

Madan Lal Khurana said he would Mari a hunger strike on Wednesday il the neighbouring slates ul Haryana and Uttar Pradesh did not release waler lo Ilie city facing one of its driest summers In recent times

Delhi Is facing a water shortage because Haryana has refused to release Its promised share from the Yamuna river that criss-crosses most of the north Indian plains, Delhi government officials said

Delhi Is landlocked with Haryana bordering it on three sides and Uttar Pradesh on the other side.

A senior official in Khuranas office told Reuters that there was water to last for Just four days, as Increased consumption during the past month has seen the main reservoir dry up dropping to almost below the critical level.