Summary:
The count was reached by the middle of February.The total number of tankers providing water to villages and hamlets has now reached 131 tankers. Yeola taluka has the second highest number of tankers, providing water to 76 villages and hamlets,” the official added.Other areas threw up similarly high numbers.Baglan has 21 tankers feeding 29 villages; Nandgaon has 15 tankers for 124 villages; Deola has six tankers and Chandwad has two tankers providing water to villagers.Several areas in the district have experienced a noticeable dip in groundwater levels. The list of suppliers includes 110 private tankers and 21 government tankers.The administration expects the number of tankers to go beyond 250.“The number of tankers as well as the number of villages relying on tankers are expected to go up during peak summer. Nashik: The numbers of villages and hamlets being fed drinking water by tankers has crossed the 500-mark. On January 27, this number was at 122.A senior official from the district administration said the water shortage in many villages has gone from bad to worse.
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