NEW DELHI: Millions of people are turning to water tank trucks in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu as house and hotel taps run dry because of an acute water shortage caused by drying lakes and depleted groundwater. State Rural Development Minister S. P. Velumani said on Wednesday that the drought followed a 62 percent shortfall in monsoon rains …
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June 20, 2019