The Hindu 18.05.2010
Water crisis in municipal limits
P. Sridhar
Tribal hamlet in the 22 {+r} {+d} ward of Suryapet municipality craving for piped water supply
Borewell dug by the municipality defunct as there is no motor to pull water from the source
Parched: The water level in a depleted well in Nallacheruvu tanda under Suryapet municipal limits in Nalgonda district.
Nallacheruvu Tanda (NALGONDA DT.): “We are living in the limits of Suryapet municipality, the civic body which hitherto earned distinction as a model municipality in the entire country. But we are deprived of protected drinking water from the municipality till date,” deplored Dharavath Ramulu, a villager of Nallacheruvu Tanda.
The tribal hamlet with a population of more than 300 villagers situated in the 22 {+r} {+d} ward of Suryapet municipality is craving for piped water supply which is eluding them for a long.
“Our day starts with fetching drinking water from the two hand pumps in the village and ends in chalking out plans to procure adequate water for the next day,” said Banothu Nazi.
“Those, who cannot afford to wait in the long queue in front of the bore well or trek a long distance to reach out to the agriculture wells, depend on the old open well in the middle of the village. We have deepened the well of Nizam's era and some of our villagers installed motors to draw water from the well in the absence of any provision for adequate water supply,” a villager pointed out.
The borewell dug by the municipality several years ago remained defunct as there is no motor to pull water from the source, lamented Dharawath Wali, another villager. “Despite living in the municipal limits, we are deprived of even tanker water supply,” she bitterly complained.
“The delay in the completion of the long pending protected drinking water scheme is causing severe ordeal to the people of the tanda,” said Bhaskar, the ward councillor. The scheme should be immediately commissioned to overcome the recurring drinking water problem, he demanded.
When contacted, Suryapet municipal commissioner Bhongiri Srinivas said pipelines have already been laid to provide protected drinking water to the Nallacheruvu tanda from Nagarjunasagar left canal at Dosapadu.
The scheme would be launched soon after completing the interconnection works, he said.
