23% habitations to face drinking water woes in East Godavari

At least 796 habitations, mostly in the Godavari delta, will face the drinking water problem in the summer across the East Godavari district from mid-May, given the availability of drinking water in the sources including surface water. The Rural Water Supply Department statistics show that a whopping 23 % of habitations will have to face the drinking water problem in the summer among the total 3,467 habitations in the East Godavari district.