Water crisis in Jogindernagar villages

Dipender Manta

Tribune News Service

Mandi, June 4

Several villages in the Jogindernagar Assembly constituency of Mandi district are reeling under a water crisis for the past few days.

According to the residents of Nohali and Bharadu panchayats, they are not getting adequate potable water for domestic use due to erratic supply. The residents of Galmatha, Chugahladi, Bsehar, Marenjh, Banog, Dehri, Batnahr, Palohan, Ptehar, Spaida, Kamlagalu, Ropru, Chahab-Bharadu, Sajehar, Badehar, Bhagvahar, Batdhar, Tudl, Manaru, Banaru, and Tikar villagers have been complaining of erratic water supply.

The affected villagers led by CPM leader Kushal Bhardwaj organised a protest at Jogindernagar yesterday. Bhardwaj said that the residents of several villages were facing an acute shortage of potable water for domestic use. “We have urged the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Department to make efforts to restore water supply to these villages at the earliest. The villagers are upset at poor water availability.

He said that the IPH Department was struggling to restore water supply to the affected villages in stipulated time.

Yogesh Kapoor, Executive Engineer, IPH Department at Jogindernagar, said, “The electric motor of a lift water scheme developed a snag, affecting the water supply. We have repaired the motor and it will become functional in a day or two. Efforts are being made to restore water supply to the affected villages at the earliest.”

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