Anantnag town without potable water for past five days, locals aghast

The Anantnag town is without supply for past five daysleaving the locals fuming.

The Public Heath Engineering (PHE) department on Sunday madean announcement that because of the repair work to be carried at the filtrationplant in Bumzoo, Mattan water supply in the town would remain affected for twodays.

   

However, the tapes are still running dry five days later andthe residents are craving for a single drop of water.

 “The water we hadstored in a reservoir lasted for only two days and since then we are devoid ofit,” said Burhan Rafiqi, a resident of Bakshiabad locality of the old town.

He said, with no freshwater body around, they weresuffering.

“We have no water even to use toilets, leave alone taking abath or cleaning utensils,” said Rafiqi.

The residents of neighboring Kadipora echoed similarcomplaints. “The irony is that PHE department did not bother to supply water intanks till they would have restored the supply,” said Farooq Ahmad.

Assistant Executive Engineer PHE, Anantnag, Riyaz Ahmad Bhatadmitted that the water supply in the town is affected from past five days.

“The water supply was to be restored on Wednesday only butUEED damaged our water pipes near Sherbagh due to which the supply is stillaffected,” said Bhat.

He said that the pipes are being repaired and the supplywould be restored by today evening only.

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