Those who are living in the rural areas of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand are among the worst sufferers in terms of shortage of potable water in the State. Although the department concerned has claimed to have taken ample of steps for overcoming the shortage of potable water but more steps are still awaited by the department for quenching the thirst of the villagers.
Due to the callous approach of the department concerned, all those residents who are living in the higher parts of the State are facing the acute shortage of potable water. However, department officials told that the laying of new potable water pipelines and repairing of the damaged potable water pipelines would be done on priority for ensuring the regular supply of potable water. The water shortage problem is so severe that neighbourhoods situated in the remote areas don’t receive water at all and the plight of the villagers has increased manifold especially after facing the brunt of the natural calamities that struck Uttarakhand in the month of June.
Despite the fact that the villagers had complained that many times they have brought this to the notice of the concerned officials, but the problem remains. Well established sources revealed that a total of 664 potable water pipelines were damaged in the natural calamities whereas 304 potable water pipelines were damaged in the higher parts of the state in Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand in June.
He said that a team of world bank would be visited to Uttarakhand in order to gauze the situation. One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the strict instructions have been already released to the nodal agencies for repairing the damaged potable water lines in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
“The department has been laying special focus to repair the broken potable water pipelines especially in the fringe and mountainous parts of the state for quenching the thirst of those displaced villagers who are living in the mountainous areas of the state,” he said, adding that all pending works would be completed in the given time frame.
He told that the several potable water pipelines are reported be badly damaged in the recently experienced natural disaster and the department has made special plans to repair the damaged potable water pipelines at earliest. He assured that shortage of potable water would be overcome once all pending projects complete in the near future.