Mysuru, March 31 -- District In-charge Secretary S. Selvakumar has directed the District Administration to ensure that there is no drinking water shortage or crisis during summer.

He was presiding over a Progress review meeting at the ZP Hall here on Saturday. Asking the officials to get confirmed whether pure drinking water is supplied to all parts of the district, he said that as of now, there is no drinking water shortage anywhere in the district. However, 109 villages that may face drinking water shortage have been identified. As such, necessary precautionary measures have to be taken to ensure prevention of any water crisis, he said adding that there are high hopes of a good monsoon and agricultural activities are expected to gain p...