Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 2: The inhabitants of village Godhar Khalsa and adjoining areas under Panchayat Bhamla in Reasi Assembly constituency are without drinking water supply for the last around two years with the result that these people are left with no option other than to use contaminated water from nallahs.
Because of wrecked water supply line, which is lying severely damaged, there has been no water supply to the village for the last more than a year. According to the locals, this pipe line was installed by the PHE Department around two decades ago for supply of water to the area from a natural stream at Dudhadhari Aashram on a hill top around seven kilometers from the village.
Because of no repair and insensitive attitude of concerned PHE authorities, they added, this supply line got damaged at various points and it was made operational by tying the broken pieces with each others. “However, it has now damaged to the extent that it is not possible to connect the broken pieces and hence the entire area is without water supply for more than a year,” explained Ranjeet Singh, a local who runs a roadside dhabha on the highway near Bhamla.
“Due to no water supply, the inhabitants of the area are forced to fetch water from nallahs or only hand pump in the area at a distance of more than a kilometer, where they have to wait for their turn in this scorching heat ,” added Rattan Lal.
The villages alleged that despite repeated pleas to the PHE authorities and the local MLA, Ajay Nanda, who is a Minister in the Coalition Government, there was no action to ensure water supply to the area by repairing the pipe line or installing another handpump.
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