Millions of people are desperately awaiting overdue monsoon rains as they struggle to secure drinking water amid a heat wave across India that is rapidly drying up reservoirs and sending temperatures soaring across the country. India typically witnesses water scarcity during summer months, but the situation this year is particularly grim in western and southern states which received less than normal rainfall in the 2018 monsoon season. "I wake early to get water from a well outside the village, as within three hours the water runs dry," says Ramchandra Pawar, a ...
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India typically witnesses water scarcity during summer months, but the situation this year is particularly grim in western and southern states
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Water Crisis | Monsoon Rains | Water
Rajendra Jadhav | Reuters Last Updated at June 3, 2019 18:10 IST
First Published: Mon, June 03 2019. 18:10 IST
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