Water is probably the most pressing problem in the second smallest district of Rajasthan . In absence of any major surface source, people rely on underground water which has fluoride and high-level of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS).The state government has agreed to supply water from Bisalpur dam . But the supply seems to be inadequate. The Bisalpur supplies water to Jaipur as well.RN Meena, superintending engineer of PHED, says, “Currently, we can maintain an hour water supply in two days. Water level in the Bisalpur dam this year is low, so shortage will be acute in coming days.”For locals, getting an hour of water supply, that too in two days, is an ordeal. “There is no sign of relief soon either,” says Suresh Meena, a resident of Ashok Nagar. Residents complained that successive governments have failed to address the water crisis. “We have even heard of the eastern canal project to bring Chambal waters to Rajasthan. The state government announced the project in the 2018 Budget. However, it awaits green signal from the Centre,” another local says.The Rs37,000-crore Rajasthan Eastern Canal Project was aimed to harvest surplus water of Chambal and Mahi river basins and bring it to the state, an official said. However, the state government has failed to arrange funds for the project and sought help from the Centre.In villages, solar-powered aero plants have been set up to purify water from the borings to meet the drinking water demand, Meena says, adding the depleting underground water is a cause of concern.

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