Water tanker dependency persists across 115 villages in Nashik division

Water tankers continue to supply drinking water to 157 villages and 822 hamlets across Maharashtra's Nashik division following a weak monsoon.

Ahilyanagar district bears the brunt of the crisis, where 139 villages depend on relief supplies and dried-up groundwater sources.

With agricultural activities at a standstill, farmers have shifted focus toward dairy farming and securing fodder to keep livestock alive.