Villagers in Melur faces acute water shortage

Karungalakudi village in Madurai is facing an acute water shortage and non-availability of clean drinking as there has been no monsoon rain in the village for the past seven years. They are forced to fetch water from wells containing dirty muddy water or they walk miles away to squeeze out ground-level water.

Melur: Acute water shortage and non-availability of clean drinking water have forced women of Karungalakudi village in Madurai to walk barefoot on rough terrains to fetch water for drinking, bathing and cooking food in stifling heat.

There has been no monsoon rain in Karungalakudi for the past seven years and almost all the water bodies have dried up. So, the villagers have to go through a mundane struggle to search water each day to fulfill their daily needs.

Facing a heavy paucity of clean drinking water, villagers fetch water from wells containing dirty muddy water or they walk miles away to squeeze out ground-level water which is also on the verge of drying up.

The lack of monsoon rains in this region has destroyed the agriculture fields in and around this village completely turning them into barren lands.

Even the kids of Karungalakudi are forced to travel miles away with their families after they return from school, in order to fill more water containers. Each person carries at least five to seven water containers at a time on their vehicles.