The Bharat Aluminium Company ltd. (BAlCO) has pressed water tankers into service in Balco Nagar township locality and its nearby villages and slums as demand for drinking water has increased due to prevailing hot summer.
It has been supplying about 70,000 litres water daily in the slums through three tankers, the company said in a statement.Besides, water tankers of Korba Municipal Corporation are being filled with the help of Balco Nagar administration.
The slum residents of ward no 26 and 27 of Bhadrapada, Dahiyanpara, and Duggupara are benefitting from the tanker water. The residents of ward no 30, 31, and 33 will get the tanker water from Wednesday onwards.Balco Nagar township administrative head Niraj Trivedi said all the tankers are being doing 14 rounds daily and the number of rounds could be increased as per the requirement.
After use of fourth tankers, the quantity of supply water would be increased to 80,000 litres daily, he said. Corporator of 26 ward Sanjay Bareth said by supplying water through tankers every year, Balco management has been doing a great work. He praised Balco management for contributing to the community development.
People of Bhadrapada area also have appreciated the initiative taken by Balco. Mukesh Chandra and Jamna Verma of Padimar, Bhagbati Gabhel, Janaki Bai and Tirath Das of Bargadh chowk said they face water scarcity during the time of summer.