The Pioneer 24.05.2013
Leakage main culprit in water crisis
city would be easily solved if the department takes effective steps to
overcome the problem of leakage in the pipelines.
Additionally, more concrete steps are yet to be taken by the department
concerned for replacing old tube-wells in the region. Despite the fact
that new potable water pipelines were laid by the nodal agencies in the
length and breadth of the capital city, the shortage of potable water in
the region has become a perennial problem as more steps are yet to be
introduced by the nodal agency to connect the lines.
Besides, the department concerned is yet to take effective steps to
keep a tab on unauthorised water tankers that are using the Government
potable water supply to top up their water tankers. Since the water
supply is being done to Nehru Colony, Sanjay Colony and adjoining places
through Parade Ground based tube-well, the disrupted supply of potable
water has become a regular feature in the region due to frequent power
cuts.
Well established sources told that the problem of shortage of potable
water would be easily overcomes, if the Jal Sansthan take effective step
for the installation of mini tube-wells at Preetam Road, Mohini Road,
Green View Colony, Race Course, Raja Road etc. The large area that are
facing the acute shortage of potable water would be easily solve, if the
department concerned installs tubewells at Dangwal Marg, Kalika Mandir
and Neshvilla road. Additionally, residents would surely get respite
from the shortage of potable water, if the state government installs
handpumps at Race Course, Dalanwala, Old Dalanwala, Karanpur, Chukhuwala
Mohalla, Khurbura, Jhanda Mohalla etc. It is to be noted that Dandipur
Mohalla, Khurbura, Jhanda Mohalla, Indresh Nagar, Dhamawala, Old
Dalanwala, Naya Nagar, Paltan Bazar, Luniya Mohalla, DL Road, Tilak
road, Macchi Bazar, Subhash road, Bengali Mohalla, Raja Road, Ghosi
gali, Kedarpuram, MDDA Colony, Rajpur road and adjoining localities are
facing the problem of acute shortage of potable water.
Besides, the problem of shortage of water is also worst in the tough
hilly terrains parts of State as more potent steps are yet to be
introduced by the department concerned to repair those water pipelines
that were damaged in the natural calamites that struck in the last year.
After expressing concern over the acute shortage of potable water in
the capital city, Raj Kumar, MLA, Rajpur Road said that memorandum was
submitted to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to redress the
problem of acute shortage of potable water in his constituency. He said
the population of the State has increased in the last one decade,
hence, the State Government should also take effective steps to
introduce new schemes for overcoming the problem of shortage of potable
water.