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Aurangabad: Jalna residents are having a tough time meeting their water needs as different areas of the city are receiving supply once in 5 to 10 days. In addition to this, the new city also receives supply from the Nizam era water reservoir in Ghanewadi. Subsequently, the quantity of water supplied to the city is not a cause for concern.However, the city's internal distribution and storage system is a problem. The resident added that many a times the supply schedule is also disturbed due to various reasons.Jalna city gets 18 millions of litres of water per day through the Jayakwadi pipeline. The leaks in pipeline cause drinking water to mix with drainage water leading to contamination.Khandekar admitted the problem and said that work to strengthen the internal distribution system is underway.Khandekar said, “Work worth Rs 125-150 crore have been initiated to address the water crisis in the city..