“The supply has reduced to a trickle,” she pleaded with officials of the water supply department. Such problems are more prevalent in Salt Lake where unfiltered underground water, high in iron content, gets mixed with the filtered water supply. Once the supply starts, Duttabad, which is now fully dependent on underground water, will start getting filtered supply,” he added. The submersible pumps being used to draw underground water for Purbachal will then be stopped. The corporation has 15 water tankers and the charges vary between Rs 300 and Rs 1,000 depending on the capacity.

Source: The Telegraph April 21, 2019 11:22 UTC