Tamil Nadu water crisis: Studies take backseat as Chennai schoolgirls skip classes to fetch water

Chennai | Wednesday | 26th June, 2019

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They have to walk around 1 km between their homes at Vyasarpadi Kannikapuram area and the Metro Water dispensing unit. Erratic supply“Metro Water outlets supply water erratically. “It is difficult to supplement can water with Metro Water for cooking and drinking. “Despite repeated complaints about contaminated water in hand pumps, Metro Water has not inspected it yet,’’ he says. A Metro Water official said he was not aware of it..