Nashik: Severe water scarcity has begun to plague the tribal hamlets of Payarwadi, Zhugrewadi, and Khadakwadi in the Igatpuri taluka – and it is only the month of March. As the summer heat intensifies, women in these hamlets are forced to trek half a kilometre to fetch muddy water from a natural spring located near the Waki Dam. The tribal residents are facing immense hardship, compelled to dig new shallow pits daily to extract and consume water mixed with mud. Although it is claimed that infras...