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Protests Erupt As Acute Water Crisis Hits Karnataka

𓄧Karnataka has declared drought in 223 out of 240 taluks, out of which 196 are categorised as severely drought affected.

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Protests Erupt As Acute Water Crisis Hits Karnataka
Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

🃏Women protest against the Karnataka government over ongoing water crisis and Cauvery water dispute, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru
Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

𒈔Women protest against the Karnataka government over ongoing water crisis and Cauvery water dispute, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru
Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

💦Kannada actress Tara with residents of Bharathi Nagar area stages a protest over water crisis in the city, in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

🌱People collect free drinking water from a tanker due to water crisis at Bangarappa Nagar, in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

ꦯPeople collect free drinking water from a tanker due to water crisis at Bangarappa Nagar, in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

🎃People collect free drinking water from a tanker due to water crisis at Bangarappa Nagar, in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

𝔉People stand in a queue with water cans to get drinking water at Jnana Jyothi Nagar, in Bengaluru.

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Water crisis in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI

⛄Nearly dried up Mallathahalli Lake as the city witnesses acute water shortage due to worst drought in about four decades, in Bengaluru.

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