Residents from Haranwadi and nearby villages of Palghar district are staring at an acute water shortage after the overhead tank that supplies water to around 26 villages in the area, collapsed last night. According to police sources, the 80,000-litre capacity tank was set-up at Palanpur in Haranwadi village under the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran Yojna in 2012-13. The tank suddenly collapsed on Tuesday night around 10 pm.

The tank was constructed six years ago. The villagers alleged that poor construction led to the collapse and are now demanding that an enquiry be conducted to find out what went wrong.