Rajasthan's Pali got 20 crore litre water through trains since April: North Western Railway

BY- Suparna Roy
JAIPUR: The North Western Railway (NWR) on Friday said that 20 crore litre of water has been provided to Pali district since April this year.
The district has been reeling under an acute water crisis.
On Friday, a water train from Jodhpur conducted its 100th trip carrying 20 lakh litre of water per trip.
Initially when the service was started, one trip per day was being made from Jodhpur which was later increased to three trips a day, said officials.
Captain Shashi Kiran, chief public relations officer of the NWR said, “The operation of special water trains for Pali started in April this year and the service will continue till the water crisis in the region is over. Due to the scarcity of water, the residents and industrial units of this area face a lot of problems. Due to extreme heatwave, temperatures crossed 45 degrees Celsius in the month of April itself, further aggravating the crisis.”