Jagatsinghpur: Some ponds in Jagatsinghpur have already dried up and the water level of some other ponds and water bodies has been reducing drastically, according to reports.
With the temperature in Jagatsinghpur hovering between 31 and 34 degree Celsius, people and animals are set for a tough time ahead.
The district administration would make some announcements to tackle the water scarcity problems every summer, but many of them would not be implemented.
But the Forest Department and the industrial houses here are reportedly siphoning off lakhs of rupees in the name of planting trees, locals alleged.
People’s anger is mounting as neither the district administration nor the industries are taking any measures to reduce pollution.
The demonstration staged by the Paradip Parivesh Suraksha Committee at the regional office of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board February 20 was a reflection of this pent up anger.
Paradip Parivesh Suraksha Committee President Ayaskant Ray said, “The meeting with the Collector is successful.
Same is the fate of ponds near Muchukund Somnath temple and Sarbangasundari temple in ward no -2.
People use the pond at Behera sahi in ward number 18 for various purposes.
Basically, the death rituals are being performed here but the water level of this pond had been reducing drastically.

Ranchi: Residents of wards 30 and 31 are staring at yet another thirsty summer as the ground water level in both continues to recede at an alarming rate.
But residents in our locality have been fighting with each other over water for years.
In 2016, some middle-income residents of a few localities started water harvesting at their residences.
But this was yet to be adopted by most of the residents in the area.
Suman Kumar Arya, a resident of Sukhdeonagar in ward 31, explained why rain water harvesting did not click.
They don’t know what rain harvesting is all about and have a very poor civic sense.
People throw garbage anywhere they like," he said.
If summer is notorious for water crisis, monsoon causes water logging and floods several localities.
Besides water crisis, law and order problems is another issue that needs attention.
Ward 31 councillor Asha Devi, too, said water scarcity was the biggest problem in her area.

The situation entered danger zone in over 1,000 villages.
The situation entered danger zone in over 1,000 villages.
Last year, the state government tried to supply drinking water by hiring private water tankers.
Situation in Karimnagar district is worst with the groundwater table falling to 16 metres.
The 24×7 free power being provided to agriculture since January 1 is also cited as a factor to the depleting groundwater level.
Funds have been stopped to all the drinking water schemes under the pretext of the Mission Bhagiratha.
With the work progressing at a slow pace, chances of the Mission Bhagiratha water reaching households in summer are remote.
So far, laying of main pipeline works to draw water from Krishna and Godavari rivers for Mission Bhagiratha has been completed.
However, contractors are delaying the intra-pipeline laying works under one pretext or the other.
While right of way has become a problem with property owners and farmers refusing to allow pipelines in some districts, people are opposing digging up of roads and not restoring them later to lay pipes.