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Shopian villagers complain getting contaminated water, authorities indifferent

Shopian villagers complain getting contaminated water, authorities indifferent
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Shopian: The inhabitants of Tachloo, Kharwara, check Sideeq Khan and it’s adjacent areas in South Kashmir’s Shopian district have accused the Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) of supplying contaminated water to them.
In absence of filtration plant, authorities are providing us water directly from a local canal which is contaminated, they said adding that many people have fallen ill after consuming the water.
“There is fear and apprehensions of water borne diseases spreading in the villages which include hepatitis and typhoid in the area as authorities have completely failed to take cognizance of the issue,” they added.
“Children and the elderly are mostly getting affected by the intake of this water and doctors have asked the people not to consume the tap water directly as it is contaminated,” Parvaiz Ahmad, a local resident said.
“The PHE department is putting the lives of people at risk by supplying the contaminated water,” he added.
The residents while expressing resentment over the failure of the district administration to reach to them said, despite repeated assurances, the concerned officials have failed to take note of the issue.
On contacting Executive Engineer, PHE division Shopian, Irfan Ahmad, he admitted that there is a lack of filtration plants in the entire Haramain belt.
“New filtration plants have been approved for the area,” he said, adding that new modern filtration plants will be constructed very soon in the area, so that issue will be resolved once for all.


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