Acute crisis in hamlet abutting Manjeera

Hyderabad: Kalpagoor, a hamlet located about a km from Manjeera reservoir, is facing acute water crisis. Since decades, farmers cultivated two crops - paddy and sugarcane. “But this year, we are cultivating only paddy due to depletion in groundwater levels. All borewells have dried up,” said Durgaiah, a 75-year-old farmer. Another farmer, Kashinath, said, “I have never seen Manjeera dry up. Farmers are confined to their homes due to lack of agricultural activity. It is unfortunate that we are facing such acute

water crisis

, despite the reservoir being so close to the village. We have been forced to buy drinking water cans.” — Sunil Mungara