AGARTALA, Feb 6 (TIWN): When the ruling Government is busy in urging for votes for the upcoming Amarpur bi-election and Village Committee election, people in the interior parts of the state are suffering from acute water scarcity.

Despite of making tall claims that the state is developing day by day, there are many families which are facing acute water crisis and are expose to water born diseases.

Detailing about the area it has been mentioned that an area of Killa Block, Nittya Bazar, Darjeeling Bari, Thelakong and Deowan Bari along with others faces acute access to safe drinking water.

Further, during the monsoon season the population of the area suffers from various water borne diseases. Besides, the people of under Kumarghat Municipal Area are also suffering from acute water crisis.

Recently, the interior parts of Sonamura are massively hit with acute water crisis. Moreover, in few areas the supply of water has become difficult due to negligence of operators and some local persons despite both water and machine.

Despite of placing demands for several time, yet today no initiatives has been taken by the departments.

Presently the people of the state are experiencing serious difficulties in accessing water either from the public or private supply sources.

The unfortunate situation in various parts of the state, especially in the interior parts of the State which had continued to make life unbearable for residents, as most people have resorted to drinking unsafe water accessed from ponds and stagnant streams.

On daily basis, residents of the area collect water from the water bodies after walking miles.

There are sections of population which mostly depends on the contaminated water of the stream running through the area somewhere in the far-flung.

They take bath, wash their cloths on the stream and unfortunately fetch the same stream water to quench their thrust. Consumption of contaminated water results in increase in water borne disease in the area.

However, the situation results the people suffering from various water born diseases and facing trouble.