Quake-hit Nepal stares at water crisis
Kathmandu, May 03 (ANI): A week after Nepal was hit by a massive quake, measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, residents in capital city Kathmandu are facing an extreme shortage of water with tankers being their only hope. Water pipelines were badly damaged by the earthquake, while rubble is also restricting movement of water tankers in many places. Lorries are able to carry water tankers only to areas which have not been cut off. Efforts to step up the pace of delivery of relief material including water were frustrated by a shortage of supply trucks and drivers, many of whom had returned to their villages to help their families. A relief worker, Ali, said that people come running at the sight of water tankers and a tank which takes hours to fill up is soon emptied.
