As drinking water scarcity looms large during summer in the wake of monsoon failure, the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration has asked the civic authorities in the district to chalk out a plan of action to deal with the situation in April and May. While most civic bodies in the district depend on the Cauvery to meet the drinking water requirements, …
Complaints of drinking water scarcity have begun to resurface in Manapparai and neighbouring villages. The Manapparai municipality, which has no local sources, solely depends on the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board for drinking water. Though there are some improvements in the water supply in the recent past, it is said that the civic body continued to face constrain …