"The politicians, municipality and the government administration never paid attention to solve the water woes of the people. Jalna city has a pipeline system in existence since the times of Nizam rule," NCP corporator and Jalna youth wing president Mirza Anwar Baig said.
Formerly a part of Nizam state as a tehsil of Aurangabad district, Jalna district was formed on May 1, 1982.
The boundaries of Jalna district are adjacent to Parbhani and Buldhana on east, Aurangabad on west, Jalgaon on north and Beed on south. It is the premier commercial centre of the Marathwada region.
Three major lakes (Ghanewadi, Moti and Mukteshwar), which were sufficient to provide water to the city have dried up, Baig said.
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"Till last year there was water in Ghanewadi lake, spread in the area of over 600 acres. Now, it has dried up. Neither the municipality nor the government cleaned the lake," he alleged.
During the Nizam rule, water use to be transported to Hyderabad from the Ghanewadi lake, but due to deficient rainfall and apathy of the local administration it has dried up, he added.
A central team would come to Jalna later this week to assess the drought situation and take steps accordingly, Deshpande said.