AMID the pending water dues that run into crores and the Karrm developer abandoning the residential project in Shahpur, the 140 occupants of Karrm Residency have resorted to rainwater and water from nullahs in the past few weeks after the common pumping motor malfunctioned. The occupants had been procuring water through water tankers and getting it pumped to the buildings with the motor.

Manoj Benbanshi, 31, has been residing in Sector 2 for six years with five family members. “Water scarcity has always been a problem. The situation will worsen as the monsoon ends. We are currently using rainwater that gets collected in the nullah. We use this for washing. For consumption, we get potable  water,” Benbanshi said.