India's Karnataka bans using drinking water to wash cars amid water crisis

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- India's southwestern state of Karnataka on Friday banned the use of drinking water for other purposes including washing cars, gardening and construction activities as a drinking water crisis intensifies in the state capital Bengaluru.

The Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to impose a fine of about 60 U.S. dollars on the violators.

The water shortage hit t