The open well by the highway on Mumbai road, with about 30 feet water, sees many trying to draw water every day, though it has a layer of waste on top.
The scene near the well defines the worst water crisis that Telangana is facing this year, with women waiting for hours to get water from the well.
“We are spending at least three hours a day to get water and there is no option other than spare that time,” says a woman, who was here to fetch water for the day. While admitting that they get water through tankers, the people say that it’s hardly sufficient for their daily needs.
The situation at Madgi, a village located in the borders of Karnataka a few km away, is no different. “Villagers have no option but to spend three to four hours a day to fetch water. We at least need ten tankers, but are getting only six. We have no idea how we will manage the next two months,” says Md. Nazeem Ahammad, member in Ward No. 2.
Local representatives are facing heavy pressure from the public to arrange water, as more than 80 per cent of borewells in the village have gone dry.
The situation here is almost like in Latur in Maharashtra. According to officials, water is being transported to 779 habitations while farm borewells have been hired at 519 places to supply water.
“We are close to facing a Latur-like situation unless we create awareness and stop over-exploitation of borewells. None of the farmers or panchayats is paying power bills and hence the misuse of groundwater,” said an officer.
