In rural areas, every habitation has one or more common drinking-water taps, which get water at fixed times. Of 3,352 rural habitations in Sivagangai, 397 habitations get some drinking water. This varies from 10-39 lt per capita per day, against the 40 lt set by the National Rural Drinking Water Programme. Meanwhile, 2,955 habitations get 40 lt, according to 2016 Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board data.