The residents of Sangri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Tuesday complained that the area was witnessing severe shortage of drinking water for the past two months, creating hardships for the locals.
Locals said that they had many times informed the officials of the Jal Shakti Department about the water scarcity in their localities but accused the department of not paying heed to their woes.
“It is unfortunate that the water supply in our area is not running in a smooth way. Non availability of adequate drinking water supply has left us in panic for a long time,” said Aijaz Karim, a local resident.
He said that water comes for just 30 minutes in two days due to which people have to suffer a lot. “We yearn for a single drop of water,” he said.
“Leaving all our work, we have to rush to fetch water during the day. This has affected our professional lives also. The scarcity of water has taken over our minds,” locals said.
The locals said that if the water supply is not restored immediately then the general public of Sangri would come on streets and protect against the authorities who are taking our issues for granted.
We have many times appealed the concerned department but still, no action has been taken to cope with the situation.
“No one has come to see the existing problems related water scarcity,” they said.
The residents appealed Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and the district administration for proper water supply to these areas.
