Question

Water governance and water crisis in india ias parliament

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Explanation:

   Chennai’s four main reservoirs (Cholavaram, Chembarambakkam, Poondi and Red Hills) are nearly empty.

   The city has not had rain in nearly 200 days; only over the past few days there has been light rainfall.

   Groundwater too has been over extracted.

   This year, a tanker (private) of approximately 12,000 litres of water cost Rs. 6,000 in several places (last year, it was Rs. 2,000).

   This is almost 7 times the cost of water supplied by Chennai Metro Water.

   The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has announced that 10 MLD (million litres a day) of water will be transported to the city for the next 6 months from Jolarpettai, Vellore district.

   The Tamil Nadu government has also accepted Kerala’s offer to provide water.