00:00It literally looks like crude oil and the smell is terrible.
00:03Black, foul-smelling water.
00:05This is what some homes in Delhi's Dakshinpuri are getting from their taps.
00:09In this low-income neighbourhood, taps have run dry.
00:11Not for hours, but for weeks.
00:13Families say they are waking up each morning to empty buckets
00:16and going to sleep hoping for even a few drops.
00:19How do you want to drink?
00:21I don't have anything, my office is gone, my son and my husband is gone.
00:26He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone.
00:27Across these lanes, women and elderly residents are carrying the heaviest burden,
00:32trying to manage cooking, cleaning and survival in a supply that has almost collapsed.
00:37Private water tankers are now a lifeline for many households.
00:40But each trip costs around 1,500 rupees,
00:43a price many families say they simply cannot afford.
00:48So residents pool money, they cut usage
00:51and stretch whatever little water they manage to get
00:53as the heat continues to rise and temperatures cross 45 degrees Celsius.
00:58The crisis is not limited to Dakshinpuri alone.
01:01Similar complaints are coming in from other parts of South Delhi,
01:04areas that are already known for water stress every summer.
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