Maharashtra: Residents of village near Buldhana say they are forced to buy water for basic needs

Buldhana (Maharashtra) [India], November 11 (ANI): Deulghat village which is just seven kilometers away from Buldhana district headquarters and residents say that the village lacks basic facilities, forcing them to buy water for drinking, bathing, and other essential needs.
Deulghat village relies on private water tankers that transport water from distant sources, providing door-to-door delivery to residents struggling with water scarcity.
A woman from the village, Kamalabai, said that she has to buy water in this way since childhood. Now she is about 50 years old. She further said that the family earns daily, and the first thing they do is buy water for their daily work. Whoever gets elected does not bring water.
She said that water has to be bought from private tankers. They get about one drum of water for fifty rupees. No matter which party the leader belongs to, he does not listen. There are government taps in the village, but there is no water in them.
In response to the water shortage, Gajanan Katak, a local resident, operates a water delivery business, supplying water door-to-door from 2-3 tankers daily, with prices set at Rs 50 per 200-liter drum.
Tazim Khan, a resident of the same village, buys water from the tanker for about two hundred rupees every day. He says that even if you die without water, no one comes to see you. There are about 20 people in the house, including young and old, and they buy water from the tanker every day. Even after installing a motor in the house, there is no water. Many times we have to run after the tanker and bring water. We have to arrange for water before going to work.
People in the village buy water even for the bathroom/washroom. The villagers claim that in every election, leaders come to ask for votes and assure to solve the problem. Although the election passes, the problem remains the same.
Maharashtra will go to polls on November 20 with votes being counted on November 23.
The opposition MVA coalition, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Nationalist Congress Party (SCP), seeks to reclaim power in the state, challenging the Mahayuti alliance, which includes Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena 63, and Congress 42. (ANI)