Gangtok water crisis Day 4: Fire tenders distribute water
First Published: 22nd April, 2023 18:16 IST
Long queues were seen at mobile water distribution points as people waited for their turn to fill their buckets and bottles.
Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim which is also a tourist hot spot, and the adjoining areas of Deurali, Tadong, and Ranipul have been reeling under a severe water crisis. Today is day four of residents and tourists having to live without water. Such is the situation that fire tenders have been pressed into service to distribute water.
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