Mumbai: Claiming that it has taken necessary steps to tackle the water shortage in drought-hit areas in Maharashtra, the state government on Thursday told the it will provide adequate drinking water to each and every citizen.
The state government filed an affidavit before the division bench headed by Justice V.M. Kanade, which is hearing a PIL filed by Loksatta Movement. The court has already ordered shifting of IPL matches out of Maharashtra while hearing the PIL.
The government in its affidavit listed the measures taken by it to overcome the water shortage caused by insufficient rain during monsoon season last year. The government told the HC that it has been providing water to Latur by train and tankers have also been pressed into service in several parts of the state.
