Pulwama residents compelled to survive on contaminated water
August 29th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by ANIBy Fayaz Ahmad
Pahoo (Jammu-Kashmir), Aug 29 (ANI): Residents of Pahoo Village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district are compelled to drink contaminated water since the water plant in their area has stopped functioning.
Today, these villagers find themselves forced by the prevailing circumstances to manage with this dirty water, as they don’t have any other alternative.
Pahoo Village has a population of 20,000, who used to get water from the filtration plant of their area, set up in 1995.
“We give money and pay for the water supply. The water here is very dirty. The water is not filtered here. Even if there is a little filtration then there is no medicine in it. The officials here say that there is no supply of medicines here. I wish to ask the government authorities why the water is not clean here?,” said Rifat Jan, a local resident.
The personnel and engineers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) admit that such a situation does exist and it is being looked into.
“There is filtration, and the water goes into it. But it does not filter. There is some problem with the filtration that the machine parts are not working. These people know it,” said Mushtaq Ahmad, a Junior Engineer.
Village women, meanwhile, rue that have no choice but to take dirty water from the stream for domestic use. (ANI)
- Historical Chattabal weir in J-K restored - Dec 05, 2010
- Jammu and Kashmir village residents complain about poor basic facilities - Oct 08, 2010
- Power supply nearly restored in Kashmir Valley - Jan 09, 2012
- Terrorists kill civilian in south Kashmir village - Jan 24, 2012
- J-K villagers repair road after unfulfilled assurances by the state Government - Dec 26, 2010
- Kashmir cop promoted for bravery - Apr 05, 2010
- Shopian residents unhappy over poor health facilities - Nov 25, 2010
- Kashmiri gets 10 years in jail for carrying RDX, pistols - Dec 21, 2010
- Power supply to return to normal Monday: Omar - Jan 09, 2012
- New power grid station to benefit 200 villages in Anantnag - Dec 15, 2010
- Not the winter, it's Kashmiris who have changed (Letter from Kashmir) - Jan 24, 2012
- Security forces and militants clash in Pulwama in Jammu-Kashmir - Feb 18, 2010
- J-K Government deploys 'Finnish machines' to clean Dal Lake - Mar 06, 2010
- Three killed in Kashmir as protesters defy curfew, toll 93 - Sep 17, 2010
- LPG shortage hits Kashmir as snowfall continues - Jan 16, 2012
Tags: ahmad, circumstances, contaminated water, dirty water, fayaz, filtration plant, government authorities, jammu and kashmir, jammu kashmir, junior engineer, kashmir, medicines, mushtaq, pahoo, population, public health engineering, rifat, village women, water plant, water supply