Darbagh Shopian residents demand potable water
Shopian: The residents of Darbagh village in Zainapora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Shopian district have demanded availability of potable water.
The residents of the area said that they have been facing water crisis for a long time now but no steps are being taken in this regard.
The residents of New colony Darbagh said that since years the residents of the area have been facing inconvenience due to unavailability of potable water in the area.
They said that the area is around 25 kilometres from main town Shopian and residents have to travel for around three kilometres to fetch water.
Dar Gulzar, a local resident said that the residents of area continue to consume contaminated water since years as they don’t have access to potable water yet.
He said that during wet weather, they have been facing more inconvenience as it isn’t easy to travel for long distances during frosty weather conditions.
Farooq Ahmad, another local said that due to the consumption of unsafe water the threat of water-borne diseases looms large over the area.
He said that they were assured by the authorities several times but on ground nothing has been done.
Locals said that they have brought this issue into the notice of higher ups several times but to no avail.
They requested the higher ups to look into the matter at an earliest so that they can heave a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, an official of the Jal Shakti department said that area is being covered under Jal Jeevan Mission and it will get potable water soon.
He said that 1.5 inch pipe has been already laid there but that isn’t enough to cater the all households.
He assured that main pipeline will be installed in the area in next two weeks after which the area won’t face any problems while a filtration plant will be started soon there.
Jahangeer Ganaie
