Residents of about 5,000 houses of Barkheda under BHEl Township were upset after receiving dirty water on Monday morning.
Already facing a water cut due to which water is supplied on alternate days, the residents became infuriated and reached the water supply centre.
Chief Medical Officer of Kasturba Hospital Dr Sarla Menon and ED of BHEl Shashi Ranjan were among the affected residents who received dirty water.
According to Dr Menon, the colour of the water was gray, it was very dirty and non-useable. The BHEl administration has been informed regarding the dirty water supply on Monday.
Another resident of the area, Satendra Kumar said that the area is supplied with water on alternate days, which makes the water ‘premium’ for the locals.
On Monday morning the water supplied was so contaminated, it could not be used for any purpose. In the morning, the stock was near replenished and residents didn’t even have water left to drink.
locals have complained regarding the inadequate time of water supply and have requested an increase in the timespan of supply.
Several residents receive water for around 10-15 minutes but on Monday morning when the dirty water was supplied, the water supply continued for around half-an-hour.
When the concerned officials were contacted, they claimed that the water supply pipeline had sprung a leak. Waterworks in-charge AK Vyas said that the leakages in the water supply line resulted in the supply of dirty water.
The water level at the water storage tank was very low due to which the impurities at the bottom got mixed with the water and was supplied to the residents, said PRO of BHEl Vivekananda Jha.
The Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) Union president BS Kathait has demanded that a complaint with police should be lodged against the BHEl administration.