PALANPUR: A hot summer has just begun, but the districts of north Gujarat -- Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Patan and Aravalli are already facing a severe shortage of water. Even the main reservoirs there don't have enough water that could last the entire summer. This, experts say, is mainly because of low rainfall for two subsequent years.
They added that if the same situation prevails there will be an acute shortage of water which could result in migration from the districts.