Despite Searing Heat, Piped Water Supply Cut By 40 Per Cent In Chennai | Read

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Searing heat and no water -- this is currently the story of Chennai, as the Tamil Nadu capital is facing a forty per cent cut in piped water supply as the city's four reservoirs have turned dry. The Chennai MetroWater has cut piped water supply by 40 per cent. The city requires 800 million litres of water every day. But the agency supplies only 525 million litres.

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