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reels under acute water shortage Dharamsala:
Residents of Dharamsala are facing a severe water shortage. People are now
relying on mountain spring water for daily use. However, the spring water is far
too less to meet average demand. Even the famous 'Dal Lake' has completely dried
up, resulting in the death of fish. A resident, who had come to fetch water from
a spring, said that filling water and then taking it back was quite problematic.
"The water comes after every two days. Sometimes, it doesn't come for days," claimed
Tilak, a resident. S K Malhotra, the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation and Public
Health, said the late arrival of the monsoon has affected water supply by 20-25
per cent. "If there is snow in the mountains, then the supply of water would be
good. But unfortunately, this year, the amount of snowfall was less. We received
minimal rainfall due to which the water supply has fallen by 20 to 25 per cent,"
Malhotra added. He said the State Government has plans to deal with the crisis.
-July
2, 2009 Go
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