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The Times of India
The Times of India
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In parched Maharashtra villages, locals forced to enter deep wells, walk barefoot in heat to fetch water

AMRAVATI: Amid the scorching summer heat, several villages in Maharashtra's Melghat belt are facing acute water shortage, forcing residents to step down into deep wells and walk long distances in the hilly terrain barefoot to fetch just a potful of water.

Though the local administration has pressed water tankers into service, the supply is inadequate and the water is not fit for drinking, villagers have complained.

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