It is March and drinking water crisis is looming large in several districts in Andhra Pradesh if the data revealed by the officials are any indication. The data suggest that residents of at least four Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Kadapa, Penugonda, Ongole and Hindupur are getting drinking water supply only once in three days.
Kadapa is home district of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, while Penukonda and Hindupur are in Sri Satya Sai district of Rayalaseema Region, while Ongole comes under south coastal Andhra Pradesh.
During a review meeting on drinking water woes during the summer conducted by Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy at the Secretariat on March 21 (Thursday), Municipal Administration Commissioner and Director Lathkar Shrikesh Balajirao said that apart from these four towns, there more ULBs were also facing problems.