Rajasthan water crisis: As temperature rises, no water for Jaipur residents to meet daily needs

Jaipur: As temperature continues to rise, acute water crisis has started to hit several states across India.  Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat are already witnessing a water scarcity.

In Rajasthan, water crisis has badly hit the residents in the state capital Jaipur. The Kho Nagoriyan area of the city is worst affected as it receives water once in four-five days making it extremely difficult for the people to make ends meets.

Even the area councillor said the situation is bad in the area. He said Rs 70 cr have been sanctioned for water projects which are yet to be completed.

"The laborer class resides in this area and it's very difficult especially for women and children who wait for long hour for water tankers to fetch the water," said the local councilor.

One resident said, "It's hard to get water here and nobody gives a damn about people's problem here. Officials are very negligent in providing water to the people in the locality here."

Acute water scarcity has also gripped Maharashtra's rural hinterland. While there is no let-up in the current situation, the farmers and residents have been desperately demanding a solution. Reportedly, now five medium-sized dams of the total 24 medium and large dams in Nashik district have gone dry.

While the water in two other medium dams is about to touch mark  'zero'.  The water levels in the district were shared by the Maharashtra Water resources department, which clearly showed levels of water in dams at zero levels.

Meanwhile, people in Gujarat's Navsari village are forced to drink polluted water as the village is facing a water crisis.

Anant Patel, Congress MLA from Bansda said, "There is too much problem of drinking water for the tribals and other villagers who live in this area. The government has not done anything to help us even when I repeatedly raised this problem in the assembly. Villagers have resorted to digging wells by themselves and using polluted water as a last resort."