Pollution to hit supply of drinking water

Muktsar, May 19

As polluted water is flowing in canals, the water supply authorities have closed the water inlets of reservoirs so that the already stored water is not contaminted. The underground water in most parts of the district has been declared unfit. Now, potable water scarcity is set to hit the area.

Amritdeep Bhattal, SDO, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, Muktsar, said, “We have just got the alert regarding contaminated water flowing in canals in our area. Now, we are informing our waterworks operators to close the water inlets so that contaminated water doesn’t enter reservoirs. It may even affect the water supply for some days. As of now, we will supply the already stored water.” He said most waterworks in the area were dependent on the canal water as the underground water in most parts of the district was declared unfit for drinking.

Meanwhile, farmers said they could not irrigate fields with the contaminated water. (Archit Watts)