The Rajasthan govt is contemplating running 'water trains' to Pali district by September-end, because of the water level in Jawai Dam is just at 10 feet due to deficit rainfall in the area this year.

Officials said, Considered the lifeline of the area, Jawai Dam supplies water to Pali district, including Pali city, Sumerpur, Rani, Falna, Bali, Jaitaran, Sojat, Takhatgarh, Marwar Junction. Also, hundreds of villages are dependent on the dam for irrigation and drinking water. The Water Resources and Public Health Engineering Department will send a report to the government after September 15 seeking budgetary approval to supply drinking water by train.

If the rainfall situation does not improve by September 15 a plan to operate 'water trains' from September 21 is under consideration. The train will supply about 10 million litres of water per day from Jodhpur to Pali in four rounds, PHED Superintendent Engineer Jagdish Prasad Sharma said.

According to the meteorological department, about a dozen districts of the state are still in the rainfall-deficit category. These include Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dungarpur, Sriganganagar, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Pali, Rajsamand and Udaipur. Meanwhile, District collectors have been told to make a contingency plan for a drought or drought-like situation.

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