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| 25 WSS’ defunct in Mendhar, People crave for drinking water | | |
MS Nazki
Early Times Report
Poonch, May 29: Despite working on various water supply schemes in Mendhar tehsil of this frontier district for the last 5-6 years to provide clean drinking water facility to people, 25 WSS' run in rough weather, sources said here today.
A single water reservoir caters the need of about 2 lakh souls in Mendhar where as nearly one hundred water tanks were dried up as PHE department has failed to make various water supply schemes functional despite working on them for the last many years and the payment against several schemes was withdrawn but people still face the scarcity of drinking water facility sources said, 25 Waters supply schemes were defunct totally in the area, they added.
Locals alleged that the work on several WSS was going on but not a single scheme was completed for reasons best known to concerned authorities.
Somewhere there was shortage of pump sets and some where power generator problem, they further stated.
AEE PHE sub division Mendhar when contacted told Early Times that he has recently taken over the charge, adding the shortage of funds could be the prima facie reason. We will be able to complete all water supply schemes as soon as we receive sufficient funds for the same and we have been intimating to higher authorities about the requirements, Khan added.
Meanwhile, president Youth Association Mendhar, Rameez Raja has appealed concerned Minister and district administration to take the cognizance of people's plight and provide sufficient funds to complete work of all the defunct WSS in the area and ease the hardships of locals. |
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