Residents of Parinar, Hatmula village here Sunday complained that they were without potable water for the past several years.
“We are forced to fetch water from a stream by walking several kilometers on foot every day,” said Haleema Begum, a resident of area.
Sarpanch of Hatmulla, Muhammad Afzal Mir said, “Not only Parinar and Mominabad are reeling under acute shortage of drinking water but Sub-Centre Hatmulla and New Type Primary Health Centre Nagri are also facing shortage of water which has impacted the working of these health centres.”