<span style="color: #222222;">West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged all political parties to rise above party lines to check misuse of water.<br />'' <br />'' Replying to a question in the State Assembly today, Ms. Banerjee said that all political parties should come forward to create awareness on the issue.<br />'' <br />'' She said that few blocks in the state are reeling under severe water scarcity.<br />'' <br />'' Chief Minister informed the house that the government has formed a core committee comprising Water Resources, Irrigation, Public Health, Engineering, Panchayats and other related Departments to deal with the water scarcity.<br />'' <br />''<br />''She said the government has taken steps for creating more ponds and water bodies to deal with the crisis.     </span>