With water coming once in 10-15 days, Theog residents storm SDM office

Residents of Theog and surrounding areas stormed the SDM Office in Theog on Thursday, demanding a regular water supply.

Theog and neighbouring villages have been experiencing water problems for some time now – in several areas, people are complaining that they receive water only every 10-15 days.

Under the banner of the Theog Jal Bachao Sangharsh Morcha, numerous people, including women, entered the SDM office and complained that the water supply remained erratic in several villages of the area.

Chanting slogans against officials from the Jal Shakti Vibhag (JSV), the SDM, and the local MLA inside the SDM office, the protesters alleged that JSV officials were not even answering calls from local residents.

A few days ago, Pooja Kanwar, a resident of the Jais panchayat, said that some villages in her panchayat were receiving water only every 15-20 days. “It's difficult to imagine how women manage their households with such a scarce water supply. In one of the villages in my panchayat, people have to walk around 2 km to get water from a hand pump,” she said.