Overview
- A viral clip shows IIT Jodhpur students running after a tanker to collect water, highlighting a sudden drinking-water shortage on campus.
- IIT Jodhpur said a mechanical breakdown at the Manaklao pump house caused the outage after voltage fluctuations damaged equipment.
- Staff worked for about 30 hours to repair the system while the district collector sent emergency tankers from nearby Surpura to keep students supplied.
- The institute said services are now fully restored after repairs carried out with support from the Jodhpur administration.
- Director Avinash Kumar Agarwal called the issue a recurring problem and said the institute will ask the Chief Secretary to approve a direct pipeline to the campus.