Updated On: 20 June, 2019 12:15 PM IST | | Agencies
Tamil Nadu is facing drought from three years because of successive failure of north east monsoons

Residents stand around with plastic pots to fill drinking water at a distribution point in Chennai on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu is facing its worst water crisis this year. With searing temperatures and delayed monsoon, most of the regions are facing water a terrible shortage of water.
Wells have dried up in the southernmost tip of India that have left people looking for alternative sources of water. The wells in the area are a source of fresh water that the residents have and if the present situation continues they will be left with no choice but to rely on pricey private water tanker facilities.