Almost everywhere this year we have been facing a very Severe Summer .. Drinking water is scarce and whatever ground water is present in wells and lakes, get dried up due to the severe heat. In Karnataka many cities have touched the highest temperatures ever recorded - Bangalore known as the air conditioned city in the past , saw temperature soaring up to 39.4 degrees, so also Mysore which used to remain pleasant all through the year.. In my own town Mangalore we have seen temperatures rise up to 38 degrees and combined with nearly 80% humidity the heat becomes unbearable. Orissa had the highest temperature recorded at 43.8 degrees. There have been several deaths due to the heat wave and with ground water depleting at a fast rate we may face very difficult days until monsoon begins. In my own town, we have water storage for 8 days only , so they are going to reduce the water supply to half ( now we get water once in two days for 6 hours) and plan on stretching it to 16 days or more if they can further reduce the supply . Wells are fast drying up. In my own house, for the first time our well has completely dried up. It is a drought situation in many villages and towns,
I am sure all of us are facing similar problems due to heat and scarcity of water. Please add your own experiences and suggestions to beat the heat, save water etc..