| Photo Credit: M_Sathyamoorthy;M_Sathyamoorthy -more-inWith mercury levels rising, most hill stations in Tamil Nadu, including Ooty, Coonoor, Yercaud and Yelagiri, are facing one of the worst spells of acute water shortage they have seen yet. At Coonoor, residents get water once in 20 days and in some pockets, it is once a week. Rajesh Kumar James, secretary, Citizen’s Forum of Coonoor, said: “In many parts of Coonoor, people are buying water. Residents said the water situation was not grim as of now.“As of now, the situation is manageable in all 14 villages. In all hill stations, people whom The Hindu spoke to lamented that the councillors, MLAs, local authorities are not seized of the water shortage issue from a long-term perspective.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2017 17:55 UTC