Updated On: 10 October, 2023 08:18 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | PTI
Due to a 15.87% monsoon deficit in Maharashtra`s Marathwada region, 71 villages and 15 settlements in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Jalna districts are now dependent on water tankers

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With the monsoon ending with a 15.87 per cent deficit in the Marathwada region, as many as 71 villages and 15 wadis or small settlements have now become dependent on tankers for water in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Jalna districts, as per the administration.
The number of tankers supplying water in these two districts has reached 87 by September 8, according to a report released by the office of the divisional commissioner.