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© Getty Images Empty water pots in Chennai, which has run out of water
The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry.
The acute water crisis has prompted the city to scramble for urgent solutions, including drilling new boreholes.
Residents have been forced to stand in line for hours to get water from government tanks, and restaurants have had to close due to the water shortage.
"Only rain can save Chennai from this situation," an official told BBC Tamil.
The city, which, according to the 2011 census, is India's sixth largest, has been in the grip of a severe water shortage for weeks now.
As the reservoirs started to run dry, many hotels and restaurants shut down temporarily. The Chennai metro has turned off air conditioning in the stations, while offices have asked staff to work from home in a bid to conserve water.
© Getty Images People queue to get water from government trucks
Vinoth Kaligai, the general secretary of an IT workers association, confirmed that some firms have told employees to stay at home. "But homes are also running out of water, so what are we supposed to do?" he added.
The situation has also prompted clashes to break out between residents. Last week, police arrested a man for stabbing his neighbour during a fight over water-sharing in the neighbourhood.
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But the big concern is the dry reservoirs and low groundwater levels.
© Getty Images The search is now on for new sources of water
"The only way to make this better is to improve the groundwater level," Nakkeeran, a social activist, said. "We've had dry years before but the groundwater was our saviour."
The water crisis has also meant that the majority of the city has to solely depend on Chennai's water department, which has been distributing water through government trucks across neighbourhoods.
"The destruction has just begun," an official said. "If the rain fails us this year too, we are totally destroyed."
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But India is a rich country, where everything is fine.