AGARTALA, May 20 (TIWN): With the onset of summer season, the major issue of water crisis has hit the state.

Agitated residents of Banamalipur under the banner of Banamalipur Yuva morcha placed deputation DWS engineer for supply of pure drinking water.  

Failing to get the supply of water in the area the localites placed deputation

It is to be mentioned here that the people of same locality have been continuously complaining about water crisis in the area.

A protester alleged that the people of the area have suffering from water crisis for past many days but the authority never took any initiative to solve the crisis of water.

“Day after day we are drinking contaminated water from the small brooks and streams and there is chance of falling ill after drinking this contaminated water”, said a woman protestor in the area.

Poor maintenance of pipelines supplying water to the city is largely to be blamed for the acute water crisis, he added. As a matter of fact, they have not been provided with sufficient drinking water during the last one week.

Although there are water tanks provided in the area but no water is provided in the area regularly, alleged a protestor.

Even after several place the authority did not take any action to look into the matter..

It is to  be mentioned here that still today Women and girls of the mentioned districts and also other rural parts of the state Tripura bear the burden of walking miles at a time to gather water from streams and ponds - full of water-borne disease that is making them and their families sick. It is to be mentioned here that it is not the money that prevents state government focusing on supply of drinking water but lack of interest and infrastructure.