No water supply in Ludhiana's Basti Mani Singh inconveniences residents

Harshraj Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 20

Residents of the Basti Mani Singh in Ward No. 8 are a harried lot as they is no water supply in their area. Despite repeated complaints, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has failed to get the irregular water supply issue resolved in the area.

May residents of the area, who are labourers, blamed the civic body for not resolving the irregular water supply problem for over last one month. They said there was no water supply in the area for the last four days.

Najibullah, a resident from the street No. 1 said, “There is no water supply in the area for the last four days. What should we do without water?”

“Earlier, water was supplied after 11 pm. At present, there is no water supply. We have raised our voice many times, but to no avail. Officials of the MC visited our area recently, but did not resolve the issue,” he added.

Ahmad Ansari, another area resident said, “I went to another place to take bath in the morning. We face a lot of problems as there is no water supply in our area. I generally go to nearby gurdwara to fetch water these days.”

“Everyone needs water for cooking, washing and bathing, but it is not available for us. I am forced to go to work place without taking bath these days. I even brush my teeth at the factory before taking breakfast there. Our complaints to the authorities concerned have fallen on deaf ears,” he added.

Residents said a water tanker was rushed to the area in the night two days ago. Another water tanker arrived in the area today afternoon, they added. Chanderpal, an area resident said, “We face lot of inconvenience in the absence of a water supply every day. The MC should solve the water supply problem at the earliest.”

When contacted, the MC Superintending Engineer, Rajinder Singh, said, “A tube well has developed snag. Now, a new tube well has been installed and it will be functional within few days. Meanwhile, I have given directions to the SDO concerned to increase the operational time of other tube wells so that water can reach the Basti Mani Singh area. The SDO has also been asked to send water tankers in the area.”

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