-Vimalkrishna
As we all know Chennai is now going through a difficult stage. Water scarcity is at its peak here. People of Kasthuribhai Nagar suffer the worst of all.
Years back, these areas were slums. Then M G R government built some four-floor buildings for proper domestication of these inmates. Even though the availability of neat and well-built compartments made their lives a little less miserable, there were no facilities for water storage and distribution. Not even water tanks were provided for them. Later, the inmates their selves placed some tanks under all the buildings and stored water for their basic requirements. They are also using borewell for drinking water since then. But the major problem is that there are more than 500 people living in that area but there are not enough water resources for fulfilling all their needs. Also, the available water is hard and tastes salty. They are paying 250 rupees per month as rent to the government. But they are not helping them to find a solution for this water crisis. Some people even started to buy water cans because of this. But those have not much money are still relying on these borewells which can be short of underwater flow at any time. As the majority of the inmates are of below poverty line, a lion share of the population life is at stake.
They are just asking for some basic needs, not more. It is high time that government authorities pay proper attention to the crisis and take care of their needs.
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