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The department has a budget of Rs 185 crore for managing drinking water supply during the summer. AMARAVATI: The state government has directed district administrations to deploy a senior official to monitor supply of drinking water. About 1,500 habitations in seven districts have been identified as critical areas that need supplies through tankers.The RWS department is gearing up to provide water through tankers in about 5,000 villages in the next few weeks. With district collectors busy with the election-related related work in the coming months, chief secretary A C Punetha has asked joint collectors to shoulder the burden of overseeing drinking water supply.The situation in Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore in the coastal region and all the four districts of Rayalaseema region is turning critical with ground water table dipping fast. He said field-level administration should not allow water in village tanks for private utilization.Panchayatraj minister Nara Lokesh has asked the panchayatraj director and RWS special officer not to allow even a single habitation go without drinking water.The RWS department has readied a blue print to manage the situation by providing supplies through tankers..