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Over 300 districts in 13 States, including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, are facing shortage of drinking water, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
“...as reported by the States, 308 districts are affected in respect of shortage of drinking water supply in 13 States – Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra,” Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav said while responding to queries on drinking water crisis and the government’s plans to resolve it.
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have reported the most number of districts, 50 and 46 respectively, affected due to water shortage, he said. In Maharashtra and Karnataka, 33 and 27 districts are grappling with the situation respectively.
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