Protests Erupt As Acute Water Crisis Hits Karnataka

Women protest against the Karnataka government over ongoing water crisis and Cauvery water dispute, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.

Women protest against the Karnataka government over ongoing water crisis and Cauvery water dispute, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.

Kannada actress Tara with residents of Bharathi Nagar area stages a protest over water crisis in the city, in Bengaluru.

People collect free drinking water from a tanker due to water crisis at Bangarappa Nagar, in Bengaluru.

People collect free drinking water from a tanker due to water crisis at Bangarappa Nagar, in Bengaluru.

People collect free drinking water from a tanker due to water crisis at Bangarappa Nagar, in Bengaluru.

People stand in a queue with water cans to get drinking water at Jnana Jyothi Nagar, in Bengaluru.

Nearly dried up Mallathahalli Lake as the city witnesses acute water shortage due to worst drought in about four decades, in Bengaluru.