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People face acute shortage of drinking water 24 WSS defunct in Mendhar for want of funds 9/22/2016 10:38:38 PM Early Times Report Mendhar, Sept 22: Leaving people of higher reaches in Mendhar tehsil to face acute shortage of drinking water, over 24 water supply schemes in the area have been reported defunct for the last few years and need RS 70 Cr to make them functional. The people of higher reaches in Mendhar tehisl are up in arms against the concerned authorities for their utter failures to mitigate their drinking water needs as they suffer badly . They alleged that they have been bringing our problems to their notice but they pay no heed. "Most of PHE employees were busy in running their side businesses and they have forgetten their duty to visit their respective areas and solve the problems of the people" a resident rued. They said 24 schemes were sanctioned for these far off and higher reaches of the area nearly 5 years ago but the funds were not allotted hence the schemes remained defunct . Only some pipelines have been laid while tanks and reservoir work was left midway, they added. It is pertinent to mention here that entire Mendhar tehsil is reeling under shortage of drinking water but the concerned authorities have failed to take cognizance of matter. When contacted AEE PHE subdivision Mendhar Israr Ahmed Khan confirmed to Early Times that 24 water supply schemes in Mendhar were defunct and they have already sent the detailed project Report to the higher authorities which needs a huge fund of RS 70 Cr to make schemes fully functional. Meanwhile Chairman youth Club Mendhar advocate Nadeem Rafiq Khan has appealed to PHE minister and Chief Engineer PHE Jammu that the plea of people be heard and measures be taken to solve the problem of locals, he added.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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