Budgam: The residents Ultigam and several far flung villages in Budgam are demanding clean drinking water supply and asking the government to install water aupply plants for their villages.
“We are forced to make do with unclean water,” says Abdul Rahman Bhat, resident of Utligam.
The unavailability of water plant in the area is forcing the people to get water from the bore wells or streams.
“Scarcity of clean potable water has resulted in several waterborne diseases,” she said.
“And eventually leads to the death of infected persons”.
“Villages should be provided with clean water to avoid the outbreak of diseases,” he said.
The pipelines are corroded or non-existent.
AEE Public Health Engineering Sub Division Beerwah Mushtaq Ahmad told Reader that the water supply scheme was old and unable to catering the whole area.
“We have another scheme in process namely Mulchella-Ranipora scheme.
He added that the department was short of 6 inch pipelines for which they have invited tenders.