Weather forecasts predicting a delayed monsoon will aggravate water woes in all parts of the State, particularly the arid regions of Marathwada and Vidarbha. “There is no shortage of funds… villages and areas in the grip of acute water scarcity need only to ask for more tankers and they will be provided,” Mr. Patil said. The clip is emblematic of the gravity of the crisis facing Marathwada’s residents as they struggle in their daily quest for water. In Beed district, the scarcity becomes graver with each passing day as 99 of the 144 water projects are running completely dry. Several areas of the city are hit by water scarcity as the water reserves of Pune’s four major dams plummet to 15% of their total capacity of 29TMC.

Source: The Hindu June 02, 2019 14:47 UTC