More than a 1000 families in the Binthenna area are in a predicament for want of drinking water caused by the prolonged drought. The Maduru-Oya, which is the only source of water in the area, has run dry and people are compelled to dig pits in the river bed to collect water.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/drought-causing-hardships-1000-families
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-mirror-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
