Mandya: One would get an impression that water flows continuously in Mandya as the district houses the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and has a lot of lakes, streams and rivulets. But forget continuous water, people are facing severe scarcity of drinking water in this Sugar Bowl of Karnataka. And worse is, the temperature is rising by the day with heat becoming unbearable and groundwater sources drying up.
More than 600 villages in Mandya, K.R. Pet, Maddur, Malavalli, Nagamangala, Pandavapura, and Srirangapatna taluks in the district are facing severe drinking water scarcity for several days now. Facing severe water crunch, some of the villagers, who know a bit of English, have migrated to Bengaluru and are working as security guards.
