Over 300 districts in 13 States of the country, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, are facing shortage of drinking water, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
“...As reported by the States, 308 districts are affected in respect of shortage of drinking water supply in 13 States (Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra,” Union Minister
of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav said while responding to
queries on drinking water crisis and Government’s plans to resolve it.