The health of a big population residing in many localities of Raipur block in provisional State capital is at peril due to the muddy water being received from the pipelines of Government water supply department since the start of rain. From last many days the residents of ladpur village, Rakshapuram, ladpur Dhang, Ishwar Vihar and Ganesh lok colonies of Raipur are complaining of muddy water received from the pipe lines of drinking water. The residents have complained to the public representatives and the officers of Jal Sansthan but no action has been initiated so far.
A retired government servant and a resident of ladpur Village Bhagwan Singh Rana said that water mixed with mud is received whenever there is rainfall. “We have complained to our Pradhan and the department concerned but nothing has happened so far. The incidences of water borne diseases in like jaundice and diarrhoea are on rise,’’ he said. Some residents of the locality have kept bottles filled by this muddy water to give proof of poor water supply to the officials and local MlA. Chandra Pal Singh Gusain of Rakshapuram colony said that the consuming such water is sure to invite diseases. He regretted that the no action is being initiated on such an important issue.
When contacted the Chief General Manager (CGM) of Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan S K Gupta accepted that many areas of Raipur do get such water during the rainy season. He said that water supply is directly coming from Bandhal river without any treatment or filtration. The CGM said that a scheme for providing filtered water is to these areas are on anvil and on its completion the residents of these localities would get clear water.