People, not following social distancing guidelnes, carry cans and other containers to collect drinking water from a tanker, during Unlock 4 in East Delhi.

People, not following social distancing guidelnes, gather to collect drinking water from a tanker, during Unlock 4 in East Delhi.

Women fill containers with water from a leaking water pipeline, during Unlock 3, in Jammu.

Containers placed by locals on a road to reserve their spots to collect drinking water from tankers, during Unlock 3, in Kolkata.

Residents of Chilla village place containers in queues to reserve their spot while waiting to collect water from a tanker of Delhi Jal Board, in New Delhi.

A woman wearing a mask waits to collect drinking water from a tanker, at Mayur Vihar in New Delhi.

People gather to collect drinking water from a tanker at Vivekanand Camp, without following social-distancing guidelines, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Chanakyapuri in N...

Empty containers are seen outside home at Vivekand Camp, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi.

Residents collect water from a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) tanker, Sanjay Camp, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi.

Residents collect water from a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) tanker, Sanjay Camp, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi.

A man carries water on a bullock-cart at Jawhar village in Palghar district of Maharashtra. People in the region are facing water crisis as almost all wells are nearly dried due to...

People collect water from a well at Jawhar village in Palghar district of Maharashtra.

A village woman walks to fetch water from a well at Mokhada in Palghar district of Maharashtra. People in the region are facing water crisis as almost all wells are nearly dried du...

A woman carries water collected from a well that was refilled by the authorities with the help of a water-tanker, at Nandgaon village in Thane district.

Women fetch water from a well after it was refilled by the authorities with the help of a water-tanker at Nandgaon village in Thane district.

Women carry water collected from a well that was refilled by the authorities with the help of a water-tanker, at Nandgaon village in Thane district. Almost all water sources in the...

Villagers collect drinking water from a well at Bargi Durgapur village, some 28 km from Jabalpur.

Villagers carry drinking water in containers after collecting from a well at Bargi Durgapur village, some 28 km from Jabalpur. The region is facing water shortage during summer sea...

Village women carry drinking water to their homes, on the outskirts of Ajmer.

Village women carry drinking water collected from a well, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, on the outskirts of Jabalpur.