Villagers dig pits for drinking water in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district

In this segment of Get Real India, India Today highlights a severe drinking water crisis in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, specifically affecting the villages of Heti Nandgaon, Chak Nandgaon, and Tole Nandgaon. Residents are facing acute water distress this summer, forcing women and children to dig pits in dry seasonal streams and filter the water through cloth for survival. Despite having piped water connections, the supply remains highly erratic and largely non-functional. The infrastructure in these villages is incomplete, with water tanks left unfinished and construction halted midway. While one village has a well, locals state the water is unfit for consumption. Villagers said that they have approached the authorities regarding the incomplete water tanks and erratic supply, but they have not received any assistance.