AGARTALA, April 15 (TIWN): In the so called ‘Golden Era’, the residents of Sathmatha in Belonia are not getting clean, safe drinking water for the couple of months. But the concerned authorities are taking rest in their offices instead of trying to solve the problems of the residents.

According to sources, the residents of Sathmatha raised the issue several times to the Chairman of Belonia Municipal Council Dipankar Sen. But Dipankar Sen turned a deaf ear to the residents.

The residents also approached to the Drinking, Water and Sanitation (DWS) officials regarding the issue.  The DWS officials also avoided the issue, said sources. As a result the residents of Sathmatha are facing acute drinking water crisis.

The problem of water scarcity is a growing one in the rural Tripura, and the areas under the Dhalai District like Govindabari, Thrcherra, areas under the Longthorai Valley, Jampuijala, Takarjala, Manikpur, Narayansingh Ruazapara and other tribal dominated areas are lacking pure and safe drinking water.

The safe drinking water is still unreached to the rural areas especially in the South, Dhalai district, where the villagers needs to spend their time searching for a clear, safe drinking water moving far from their villages.

The latest statistics shows, as many as 330 habitations of Tripura are still uncovered for purified potable water sources. Obviously, these locations are always prone to the spread of water ­borne of diseases and ever year at least two outbreaks of seasonal gastro infections pre monsoon and post monsoon are reported over the decades.

It is of course not a new story that tells about the scarcity of pure drinking water in the hilly areas as well as other rural parts of the state. And also it is nothing new for the CPI (M) led state government who always being back tracked from supplying drinking water to the rural Tripura and often says the state is developing fast, in terms of education, and health. Is this called the “Golden Era” that lacks the basic needs for the villagers of the state?