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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • In 2019 Chennai was tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells had run dry for months. Water was being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times. In the foreground of this photo a defunct borewell pump is seen. Most borewell pumps in Chennai are out of order, due to lack of maintenance.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • The standing water in the canal is so black,  it reflects like a mirror.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • A driver helps his customer positioning the water pots that she filled before taking off with her in his rickshaw. Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • A driver helps his customer positioning the water pots that she filled before taking off with her in his rickshaw. Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • A driver helps his customer positioning the water pots that she filled before taking off with her in his rickshaw. Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city. A driver helps his customer positioning the water pots that she filled before taking off with her in his rickshaw.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city. A man is seen drinking straight from the tap.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. People are filling up their water pots and bottles at the Metrowater filling stations in the city.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • Chennai is tackling its worst drought in years. In many neighborhoods residents rely on hand pumps for their water needs, but the wells have run dry for months now. Water is being trucked into and through the city. The tankers will deliver water every other day, at times not known in advance. If you leave home for one hour, you might miss it. Water is rationed: a small household wil get a maximum of five jugs, at one rupee each. While waiting for ones turn at the lorry, things can get testy and argumentative at times.
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  • A woman is carrying filled water containers home.
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  • Girls filling up water containers at a pump in Chitra Nagar.
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  • Overlooking formal and informal settlements (right) in Chitra Nagar
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  • A man lifting a heavy stone, uncovering the raw sewage drain that runs underneath the narrow passageway between the informal settlements in Chitra Nagar.
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  • A man lifting a heavy stone, uncovering the raw sewage drain that runs underneath the narrow passageway between the informal settlements in Chitra Nagar.
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  • A man lifting a heavy stone, uncovering the raw sewage drain that runs underneath the narrow passageway between the informal settlements in Chitra Nagar.
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  • A woman washes clothes in the passageway between houses in an informal settlement in Chitra Nagar.
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  • A woman washes clothes in the passageway between houses in an informal settlement in Chitra Nagar.
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  • A father and his son pose for a photo alongside the Mambalam Drain.
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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  • Karaneeswarar Temple
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