Water scarcity troubles residents of Birring village.
As mercury has risen, water supply has dropped considerably.
Those living on second floors in the area are the worst sufferers.
Residents rue that a dozen localities have been without water since the last week and have been forced to fetch water from a local Gurudwara that has submersible facility.
Water was coming out of taps in trickles in several areas and at irregular hours without any intimation to residents.
They alleged that despite bringing the issue to the notice of the officials concerned, nothing had been done.
It often happens every year that the village faces water scarcity.
Even if the supply is increased, there are other issues, such as leakages, leading to wastage of drinking water.
Many houses do not even have drinking water.
12 councillor Gurmej Kaur said, “I have received complaints from people regarding the problem and the complaint has been sent to the higher authorities to check the fault due to which the supply was stopped.Moreover, taking the issue on priority list, I have also contacted MLA Rajinder Beri, tube well operator Jag Mohan Singh and other officials to immediately take action and solve the problem.” She said the problem would be solved soon and regular supply of water would be ensured to residents in future.