Residents are active on social media asking tourists to stay to not visit Shimla.
Hotels are facing trouble with high cancellation.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has hauled up the municipal commissioner and the chief engineer and asked what steps are being taken to immediately tackle the water crisis.
According to ANI, The high court has also directed the state government and the Shimla Municipal Corporation to not allow any water supply for building construction and car washing.
The directive comes from suo-moto action in the matter due to extreme water scarcity in the town.
The city Administration has postponed the International Shimla Summer Festival which was due to be held from June 1 to 5.
The major tourist attraction has been rescheduled because of severe water scarcity.
This summer has brought serious questions on the water management strategies of the country, with the major cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad also likely to be on the verge of facing an acute water shortage.
Scroll.in reported, the court has directed the chief secretary to approach the Army for diverting water from the Annadale golf course.
The government was directed to contact the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, which has huge water storage tanks, to deal with the crisis.