Raja Akbar

Handwara, May 31 (KNS): Residents of various villages of Mawer area of Qalamabad Monday said in times of Covid-19 Pandemic they are with portable drinking water from last two days and the concerned department is nowhere.

According to reports, the villages includes Haril, Audoora and Police Station Qalamabad are without drinking water.

The residents of these areas said they are being forced to fetch the water from nearby streams which pose them the threat to get infected with waterborne disease.

A senior resident of Haril said from the last 15 days we are without drinking water and despite informed several times to the Jal Shakti department they are paying no heed to our pleas.

The residents of these areas have urged the higher officials of the Jal Shakti department to restore the drinking water facility to these areas.(KNS)