Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 8: Residents of Noor Mohalla of Jal Sheeri village in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district today protested against the Jal Shakti department for failing to restore water supply to the area.
Scores of residents, including women and children, gathered in the village and shouted slogans in support of their demands. They claimed that despite passage of several years, the department has failed to repair fault in main supply line to the area, resulting in a severe water shortage in the village.
They claimed that neither the fault nor an alternative drinking water supply arrangement was made despite their repeated pleas. “In our area, water scarcity has been a problem for several years. We are forced to drink contaminated water, which has harmed our health,” a protesting woman stated.
The protesters demanded that the administration address the issue as soon as possible, claiming that tap water scarcity was causing great hardship to the local population. “The authorities must act quickly so that residents of the are not denied this basic necessity. If our issue is not resolved, we will continue our protest,” they said.
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