"Until June 3, residents of 5,127 villages and 10,867 hamlets were solely dependent on tanker #water supply for their daily needs. Between May 20 and June 3 alone, 512 villages and 728 hamlets were added to the list of areas being catered." https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/simply-put-5000-dry-villages-in-maharashtra-6500-tankers-5777789/