Khowai, Oct 27, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Khowai Oct 26: As sufferings reached its peak because of severe water crisis for long days, locals of Jamburai area in Khowai blocked road in protest.

Resented locals demanded immediate restoration of drinking water services and repair of the pump machine.

Agitating locals said, “Since 7 days we are suffering with water crisis. The water crisis has become severe in various wards of Jambura Gram Panchayat”.

There lies one deep tube well adjacent to Jambura HS school. Ground water is being supplied through pipe lines to various wards of Jambura Gram Panchayat by drawing water through deep tubewell and purifying it in pump houses. This pump house, is the only source of drinking water in Jambura Gram panchayat area. But this has been broken for the last 6-7 days.

Locals further alleged, “Even after repeatedly informing the concerned authorities and the local leaders there is no change in the situation”.

Finding no solution the locals were forced to block the road in Champahaur area on Thursday morning.

Finally, the local ruling party leader Bijay Kumar Debnath spoke to the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department and later by 9:30 am, water was supplied through pipelines.

Receiving water, locals later lifted the blockade.