Gulshanabad Sarnal residents stage protest, allege shortage of potable water
Anantnag: The residents of Gulshanabad Sarnal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday staged a protest against the shortage of potable water in the area.
Accusing the authorities of ignoring their plights, the residents demanded immediate redressal of their genuine grievances.
The residents said that acute water scarcity has hit their area since the last several months while the officials are paying no heed to their suffering.
Shakeel Ahmad, a local resident said that in absence of potable water, they are forced to consume contaminated water due to which people, mainly elderly and children, often fall ill.
A local woman said that on the one hand the government is putting emphasis on cleanliness but on the other hand the people are forced to consume contaminated water.
“This is the condition in the towns and one can visualize what will be the condition of villages,” she said.
She said that authorities are risking the lives of the people by forcing them to drink contaminated water.
An elderly man said since last several years, they have been requesting officials to lay pipeline in the area but nothing is being done.
He said that concerned authorities must take cognizance of the issue so that locals won’t suffer anymore.
The locals said that once again request the officials to look into the matter at an earliest so that the residents can heave a sigh of relief.
