Several extensions in Chikamaglur city is parched with little or no water. Women in Basavanahalli, Vijayapura, Kempanahalli, Aravindanagara, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Gowri Kaluve, Nekarabeedi, Ramanahalli are seen struggling to get even one pot of water.

Many labourers are seen waiting near the water pipes leaving their jobs.