Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the world famous Ellora Caves and various monuments of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra are dependent on tankers for water supply due to water shortage due to less rainfall in the last monsoon.
The revenue officer here said that Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar received 527.10 mm rainfall in the last monsoon season, while the average rainfall during this period was 637.50 mm.
The rain was less than expected. As a result, water sources have dried up in some of the monument complexes like the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ellora Caves, Bibi Ka Maqbara and Aurangabad Caves, which attract a large number of tourists, an ASI official said on Tuesday.
These monuments fall under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and are now dependent on tankers for water supply, he said.
"The Ellora cave complex requires two water tankers every day for drinking, gardening and washing clothes," the official said.
“We are purchasing at least two tankers of 5,000 liters each for Bibi Ka Maqbara and one tanker every other day for the Aurangabad caves, where water sources dried up last November,” he said.
The official said that sometimes a third water tanker is also required at Bibi Ka Maqbara as the number of tourists increases.
"There is a separate tank connected to the purification system. We fill the tank and use its water for the visitors," he said.
The revenue officer here said that Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar received 527.10 mm rainfall in the last monsoon season, while the average rainfall during this period was 637.50 mm.
The rain was less than expected. As a result, water sources have dried up in some of the monument complexes like the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ellora Caves, Bibi Ka Maqbara and Aurangabad Caves, which attract a large number of tourists, an ASI official said on Tuesday.
These monuments fall under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and are now dependent on tankers for water supply, he said.
"The Ellora cave complex requires two water tankers every day for drinking, gardening and washing clothes," the official said.
“We are purchasing at least two tankers of 5,000 liters each for Bibi Ka Maqbara and one tanker every other day for the Aurangabad caves, where water sources dried up last November,” he said.
The official said that sometimes a third water tanker is also required at Bibi Ka Maqbara as the number of tourists increases.
"There is a separate tank connected to the purification system. We fill the tank and use its water for the visitors," he said.
