How is the sale of water by farmers to water dealers in Chennai affecting the local people? Do you think local people can object to such exploitation of ground water? Can the government do anything in this regard?
This sale is affecting to the water dealers in the following ways:
(a) The main cause of loss of drinking water to the local residents is due to the decrement in the level of ground water.
(b) There are many private companies who pay farmers an advance for the rights to exploit water sources on their land.
(c) This scarcity of water to the farmers also results in the less production of food grains.