Water Minister Atishi announced that the Delhi government will approach the Supreme Court on Thursday regarding Haryana's failure to release the national capital's allocated share of water, which has resulted in a crisis situation. Speaking at a press conference, Atishi warned that Delhi is facing an "emergency situation" and unveiled a series of emergency measures to address the issue.

"We will approach the Supreme Court on Thursday itself over Haryana not releasing the share of Delhi's water," she added.

The minister announced that a central water tanker control room is being established within the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and will be overseen by an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.

"There will be a central command and control room and people will have to call 1916 if they need a water tanker. This central command and control room will inform the water tanker control room about the call. From June 5, ADM and SDM-level officers will be deployed at the 11 water zones in Delhi. They will assess the situation at the hotspots facing a water shortage and deploy water tankers at those places," she said.

Additionally, teams will be established within the DJB's electrical department to operate 24/7, addressing complaints related to borewells.

"There will be 200 enforcement teams under an IAS officer to check water wastage and issue challans. From Friday, there will be a ban on the use of potable water at construction sites and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will carry out an inspection and take action if these sites are found flouting the ban.

"Similarly, the government is imposing a ban on the use of drinking water for washing cars and at car-service centres. Teams from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee will be inspecting these centres and if they are found flouting the ban, they will be sealed," Atishi said.

She urged people to use water wisely.

"We are in an emergency situation. This situation is due to the heatwave and Haryana not releasing Delhi's share of water," the minister said.

The government held an emergency meeting regarding the water crisis that the city is facing amid a heatwave.

The capital is experiencing a water shortage attributed to record-breaking summer temperatures, with some parts of the city seeing temperatures reaching around 50 degrees Celsius.