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| KIshtwar locals demonstrate against water scarcity | | | Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 6 : The people of village Wasser and adjoining areas held a strong protest against PHE Department for their failure in providing them the drinking water and blocked Kishtwar-Padder road for more than one hour before senior official succeeded to pacify the agitating people.
While talking to "Early Times" women protesters informed that despite repeated request to the PHE officials, the inhabitants of village Wasser and its adjoining area did not received the water since last month. Protesting women lamented that women are the worse affected as they have cover one kilometer distance by foot to get water for drinking while department even had failed to provide water through tanker services. The angry people also raised the slogans against JE and Lineman engage by the department for duty.
They also blamed illegal tapping on main gravity line and water shortage further aggravating the water scarcity in the area. They demanded immediate restoration of drinking water supply to the people and threaten to launch an agitation in case PHE Department fail to address the problem. Later AEE PHE Sub Division Kishtwar Mohammad Rafiq Sirwal alongwith staff also inspected the water reservoir and water pipes than he assured the people that the problem will be looked into. It was his assurance when the protesters disbursed off peacefully. |
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