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Kalimpong town is experiencing a severe drinking water shortage due to reduced water levels in local streams caused by a dry winter. Civic authorities are seeking financial assistance from the state urban development department to mitigate the crisis.

Currently, water is supplied thrice weekly for only 30 minutes. A long-term solution includes a ₹196.97-crore drinking water project approved under the Amrut 2.0 scheme, aiming to pump water from a Teesta tributary. The municipality's population has grown to around 60,000, with a daily water requirement of seven million litres.