Raja Akber
Srinagar Feb 23 (KNS): Residents of Gamandar Mohalla village of Nowgam Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday complained that the area is with the potable drinking water from last three months and the concern department is paying no heed.
The aggrieved resident said that they are without drinking water from November last year and they have informed the authorities several times that the area is without drinking water but nothing has been done to restore the water supply in the area the resident said.
They said that if the new water pipes in the area was installed in the area but most of the pipes have broken down leading residents to suffer.
They said that whenever they are visiting the concern office for the same they are getting assurances from the officials only but no measures has been taken to restore the potable drinking in the area.
They have appealed the authorities to restore the water supply in the area at the earliest.
However an official of PHE Division Handwara told KNS that the work in the said village has been started.
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