With shortage of rain this monsoon, 1,231 villages in Maharashtra are depending on water tankers for their daily supply, according to the state’s report on October 16, accessed by News18.
A total of 318 – 283 private and 35 government — tankers are providing water to these villages daily, making the government’s dream of making the state “tanker-free” more distant.
According to the report, Satara and Nashik are the worst-affected districts in the state, with the demand for tankers from 384 villages.
In Satara, villagers get the supply through 64 water tankers – 55 private and 9 government water tankers – daily. In Nashik district, villagers are supplied water through 97 private tankers and seven government tankers.
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In Sangli district, more than 278 villages are receiving water from five government tankers and 28 private tankers.
The same data also reveals that 24 districts in the state have no requirement of water tanker, which is a good sign. Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Palghar, Sindhudurg, Beed, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Osmanabad, Latur, Amravati, Akola Washim, Buldhana, Yavatmal and few more districts are among those, till the time the report was prepared.
In comparison, there was zero demand for water tanker in the state at this time last year.
State government officials have also expressed their concern that post December, the demand for water tankers may increase. Officials also said that districts that have so far not demanded tankers may raise the demand in the coming few months.
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