Jamna Ben, who greeted him in the traditional way by applying a red ’tilak’ on her forehead, said, “I hope you will give me water.” Addressing a small gathering in the village temple complex. Chaudhary assured them that he would solve their problems. Another person Bharubhai Kag said, there is only one Narmada canal in the district which is providing water to only villages in Tharad taluka which has total 135 villages. He said that the water table has gone down a lot and bore wells need to be dug very deep for water and its water is saline and not good for crops.