Mandoora faces acute shortage of drinking water

Tral, Dec 12 : Acute shortage of potable drinking water at Mandoora village here has caused immense inconvenience to the inhabitants.

The inhabitants said for past many weeks they are not receiving potable drinking water through the pipes laid by the Public Health Engineering department.

“Shortage of potable drinking water has caused immense inconvenience to us. Women folk are forced to fetch water from other villages,” the residents said.

“The PHE officials have failed to restore water supply in the area. We appeal the Chief Engineer PHE to look into the matter and get the water supply restored at the earliest,” he said.

When contacted the Executive Engineer PHE Awantipora Rajinder Pandita said the water supply has been affected due to depletion of main water source.

“Dry weather conditions have compounded the problem. We will make all efforts to restore the water supply at the earliest,” he said.

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