Taking A Train To Fetch Water Near Mumbai, As Court Hears IPL vs Drought
As the Bombay High Court hears a petition against lakhs of litres of water being used to prepare cricket pitches for the Indian Premier League, not many kilometres away in Thane, 30-year-old Pratibha Patil travels 10 km by train to fetch two cans of water. And things are set to get worse. With large parts of the state reeling under severe drought, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation has announced that it will disconnect water supply to Thane, adjacent to Mumbai, for up to 60 hours each week.
