Jodhpur: A school of fish was found dead in a pond in Soyla village, Jodhpur on Saturday.
It was evident that the fish died because there was hardly any water left in the pond.
Residents of village Soyla saw the dead fish floating in the pond, known as Ghadia Nadi, and informed the administration.
"There's no rainfall, so water level went down and fish died. We arranged water tanker after contributing Rs. 300 each. Water is being transferred into the pond so that fish that are alive can live," Jodhpur Tehsildar Dhannaram Godara said.
A total of 50 water tankers have been emptied in the pond today. The water level of the pond has now risen substantially for the remaining fish to survive, said Godara.
Besides this, water from a tubewell and a pipeline has also been arranged to be poured into the pond after the routine supply to the villagers, so that a certain water level could be maintained in the pond.
"Since this is a rocky pond, there is no seepage of water. But evaporation is very fast in the summer," said villager Kruparam.
He said that due to heavy rains last year, there was adequate water in the pond for the fish.
Continued heatwave conditions and increased need for water in hospitals and by fire department due to coronavirus, have increased the pressure on water bodies in the area.
Monsoon is likely to arrive in Rajasthan on June 25 and depart on September 27.
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