The DravidaMunnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged a state-wide protest on Saturday accusing theTamil Nadu government for its negligence and administrative failure in tacklingthe acute shortage of water in the state.
The DMKlawmaker Dayanidhi Maran and other senior leaders were seen holding empty potsin Chennai as they held protests and raised slogans against the Chief MinisterK Palaniswami and the state government.
In manyparts of Tamil Nadu, borewells and wells have gone dry forcing the people todepend on private water tanker operators for their needs. The residents ofChennai are also facing a tough time as the city witnessed a 40 percent cut inpiped water supply.
DMK MP TKSElangovan said that it is a total failure of the Tamil Nadu government. The governmentshould have assessed the need and availability of water in the state. He saidthat there is low rainfall since last year in the state and therefore thegovernment should have made alternate arrangements.
The MadrasHigh Court had recently slammed the state government for not taking enoughmeasures to contain the crisis. The state government, however, said that it waslargely dependent on ground water to meet the requirements till the onset ofnorth east monsoon in October.
