BALASORE: Come summer and people in the northern parts of the State face an acute shortage of water. But, nobody really cares to protect the water bodies which keep the groundwater level high. According to an estimate, about 30 ponds have been filled up in Balasore town for construction purposes in the last five years. What has caused concern is that the water bodies are being filled up for unauthorised constructions violating the July 25, 2001 Supreme Court ruling. Though the State Government has started dredging ponds in rural areas under