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1,000 villages, 8 districts facing water crisis in Gujarat -Himanshu Kaushik

-The Times of India

AHMEDABAD: Vijay Rupani, state water resources minister has stated that eight districts and around 1,000 villages in the state are facing an acute water crisis.

Rupani said, "Due to insufficient rains for the last two years, eight districts — Jamnagar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Dahod, Panchmahal and Amreli — are facing a drinking water shortage. Around 1,000 villages are in crisis due to drying up of local water sources. We have already started supplying water to around 500 villages by tankers and will increase the number with demand. We are reviewing all districts weekly and have started helplines. The chief minister is also reviewing the situation regularly. A committee of minsters is also monitoring the situation."

"We have increased supply by tankers from 30 litres to 50 litres per day per person. Daily supply to Jamnagar, Porbandar, Dahod, Amreli, Junagadh and other cities has been increased. For two months, people may have to face some inconvenience. We are supplying Narmada water wherever possible. We are also deploying the state reserve police to prevent water theft from Narmada canals," he added.

In Surendranagar alone, 268 villages are facing a severe water crisis. Residents there have given the local administration memoranda for the last three days, demanding adequate water arrangements. However, according to officials, the villages in Chotila, and remote areas of Thangadh are badly affected.

Jamnagar district is also witnessing a major crisis. At Chur village in Kalyanpur taluka, residents are getting water once in 15 days. According to the village sarpanch Bhikhu Paniya, water is being released from Sani dam but this is not enough. We store water as supply comes just once in a fortnight. Villages are supplied water in rotation, as there is not enough water in the Sani dam.