Sopore, Nov 27 (KNO): Relying on around 400 households, NaseerAbad locality in north Kashmir’s Sopore town are up in arms against the Jal Shakti department, accusing them of failing to provide them adequate drinking water supply from quite a long period of time.
The aggrieved residents of Ward 19 while speaking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that they have been immensely suffering due to persistent drinking water crises from the last 15 years now.
While accusing the PHE division Sopore of neglecting them, the residents said that the concerned are just passing the bucks and saving their chair only. “We will hit the streets, if the issue is not resolved,” they added.
“Despite living within the close proximity of an Over Head Tank (OHT), the department is failing to provide us with the same water,” Mehraj u Din, a local resident said.
“We have been moving from pillar to post to get our long-standing issue resolved, but to no avail, as the concerned officials at the department seem least bothered about the sufferings of people,” he said.
“There is an urgent need for comprehensive administrative intervention to alleviate the persistent hardships being faced by them,” the residents added.
“A report has been sought from a team deputed to the locality to assess the situation,” an Executive Engineer Jal Shakhti Division Sopore, Mushtaq Ahmed said, adding that the issue will be resolved at the earliest—(KNO)