With the monsoon ending with a 15.87 per cent deficit in the Marathwada region, as many as 71 villages and 15 wadis or small settlements have now become dependent on tankers for water in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Jalna districts, as per the administration.

The number of tankers supplying water in these two districts has reached 87 by September 8, according to a report released by the office of the divisional commissioner.