On a Sunday morning, S. Shanthi, a resident of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board’s tenements in Perumbakkam, is eagerly waiting for supply of water. It was more than one and half days since they last received water supply.
“There are lots of vessels to be washed. We have not been able to use the bathrooms yet as we ran out of water,” said Ms. Shanthi, whose family has five members.
The apartment blocks in Perumbakkam are supplied water once in two days. However, there is no fixed time for water supply. “My husband and leave for work early morning. My children are studying. How can one of us be always there to fill the buckets and pots,” she asked.
