The district administration has sought cooperation from steel power and coal companies to provide water to village, facing severe water crisis for the next two months .As the temperature has soared to 40 to 45 0C in the past few days it has also brought water woes with the hand pumps, wells ponds and rivers going dry.
The district administration has also asked concerned departments including drinking water and sanitation department to make arrangement to make water arrangements in the rural areas without delay.
DC Bokaro Rai Mahimapat Ray on Wednesday told the pioneer that there are many companies like IEl ,DVC ,CCl ,BSl,TVNl and ONGC ,etc have asked to make proper water arrangements by providing tankers ,installing or repairing hand pumps in the villages situated close to their units under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The company officials have been asked to submit plan in this regard to DC office as early as possible ,said DC.
Sources said that almost all the blocks including Gomia, Peterwar, Nawadih, Bermo, Chandankyari, Chas, Jaridih and others are facing water problems .
There are around 10 companies which are situated in different companies which are situated in different blocks of this district .
A power plant of TVNl and IEl is situated under Gomia block, ESl and ONGC is in Chandankyari block while Chas block having BSl and Dalmia .
The two power plants of DVC and CCl project are under Bermo sub-division and two plants of DVC also situated in Chanderpura block
DC Bokaro Rai Mahimapat Ray said if these companies manage to provide water in their surrounding areas, the water crisis would be solved to a major extent .Besides I have also asked the DSE to provide the list of schools where there is a need to repair the hand pumps or require installation of hand pump .
The SDOs of Bermo and Chas have been asked to send tankers immediately to the places where there is water crisis-added DC.