Ranchi, May 24 -- Amid the ongoing heatwave scorching several parts of the country, locals in Jharkhand's capital, Ranchi, are grappling with an acute water crisis and are largely dependent on water tankers supplied by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) due to erratic water supply.

Speaking to ANI, a local resident Lilly, said that people in the area have been facing severe water-related issues for the past several years.

"People here are facing severe water-related problems... There is no boring on these roads... It's been five years since we started raising this issue, and the problem has still not resolved... We are getting water only through them (RMC tankers)," she said.

Another local, Mantu Soni, highlighted the severity of t...