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Drought crisis: Latur citizens battling for survival see ray of hope
A special train carrying around five lakh litres of water for parched Latur in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, that is battling the worst drought ever, reached on Tuesday morning. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
Updated on: Apr 13, 2016 8:49 PM IST
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A special train carrying around five lakh litres of water for parched Latur in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, that is battling the worst drought ever, reached on Tuesday morning. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Latur city in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region is battling the worst drought ever and can barely manage to meet the drinking water needs of its five lakh residents, with just about 1% storage water remaining in the reservoirs. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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The water train with 10 wagons left from Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11am on Monday and reached Latur at 5am on Tuesday, taking 18 hours to traverse a distance of around 350 kilometres. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Government officials and citizens gathered at the Latur railway station to welcome the train. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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The water has been poured into a privately-owned well acquired by the government near the railway station. From the well, the district administration will take the water to a purification centre in the city, from where it will be distributed using tankers or the existing distribution network. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said his government and the railway ministry were working to bring relief to the people in the region. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Bendsuar dam which early supplied water to Beed has completely dried up. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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A second train consisting of 50 wagons is expected to be ready for water loading around April 15, a railway official said earlier. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal also pledged his support, requesting residents of the national capital on Monday to save water that can be sent to Latur. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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The ‘water train’ took 18 hours to reach Latur from Miraj in western Maharashtra. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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The experiment, which had to be undertaken in the absence of a distribution system between Krishna Valley and Marathwada region, will come as relief to Latur residents. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Villagers of Hassegoan carry water tank on a bullock cart, to get water from bore-well in farms which are 10 -12 kms away from their house, in Latur. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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Dried canals of the Manjara Dam Project ,Dhanegaon which comes under Beed and Usmanabad and supplies 9 nearby regions, from where Latur gets its water supply. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
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