India, May 23 -- More than 150 kilometres away from Banda - the hottest place in India , residents in Uttar Pradesh's Shankargarh block are battling an acute water crisis amid the ongoing heatwave. With temperatures soaring across the state, many villagers are being forced to walk nearly 10 kilometres daily to fetch water.

"There is a major problem here. We have no water facility and no electricity either. This issue happens all the time... We always have to bring water from far away, travelling at least 10 kilometres to get it... This problem has been going on for years, but no one is listening to us... 150 people are living here.," a local told news agency ANI.

An intense water shortage in Prayagraj's Shankargarh block has forced thou...