Deputy Commissioner T.Okay. Swaroopa on Thursday, March 5, directed officers involved to make sure that the district doesn’t face any ingesting water issues within the coming days since 93 gram panchayats (GPs) out of 155 and 24 wards of the city panchayats in Udupi district are anticipated to face ingesting water scarcity in the summertime.

Chairing the district catastrophe administration committee assembly at Rajatadri, the district workplace complicated in Manipal, Ms. Swaroopa mentioned 14 GPs in Karkala, 36 in Kundapur, 15 in Byndoor, 9 in Udupi, 13 in Brahmavara, 4 in Kapu, and two GPs in Hebri taluks have been anticipated to expertise ingesting water scarcity throughout the summer season as per experiences. Additionally, 5 wards in Saligrama and 19 in Byndoor City Panchayats have been anticipated to expertise shortages.