Maharashtra: Water tankers deployed in 489 drought hit regions

On October 22, a statewise review had shown 424 tankers operating in drought-hit talukas. A week later, the number has marginally increased to 489.

“The water levels in dams would help cope with the drinking water requirements. But the situation is likely to become grave post winter, between mid-February and June,” said an official in relief and rehabilitation department.

On Thursday, 3,266 dams had 59.42 per cent of water. The figure was 76.07 per cent during the same time last year. The water level in Marathwada dams continued to be the lowest. The 965 dams had 1,687 TMC of water (22.87 per cent). It was followed by Nagpur region (35.33 per cent), Amaravati (55.01 per cent), Nashik region (63.55 per cent), Pune region (78.27 per cent) and Konkan (84.43 per cent).