Kashmir Observer

FOR SEVEN YEARS GOVT FAILS TO REPAIR DAMAGED WATER TANK IN HABBA KADAL

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The Jal Shakti department (Public Health Engineerin­g-PHE) has failed to repair a damaged water tank in Gadood Bagh area of Habba locality here with locals alleging that the ....

SRINAGAR: The Jal Shakti department (Public Health Engineerin­g-PHE) has failed to repair a damaged water tank in Gadood Bagh area of Habba locality here with locals alleging that the persistent leakage for the past over seven years has caused damage to their residentia­l houses while the concerned department is acting as mute spectator.

“It has been over seven years, since the water tank supplying water to nearly 10-20 localities got damaged. There is no end to the leakage since then,” the local residents said.

They said that they have approached the officials concerned many times. “In 2018, we wrote to the concerned officials in this regard. We were only promised of redressal from time to time while no steps were taken on the ground,” Muneer Ahmad said.

He said that many of the residentia­l houses have suffered damages now due to the persistent leakage of the water tank, adding that almost 30 per cent of water is getting waste every day but the concerned authoritie­s don't bother to look into the matter.

The locals appealed to the authoritie­s to look into the matter and fulfill their demands at an earliest.

When contacted, Chief Engineer PHE, Ifktikhar Ahmad Wani, said that he will look into the matter.

However, AEE concerned, Zubair Ahmad Naqash admit

ted the delay in the renovation process. He said that the survey has been conducted in this regard and the estimation is also completed.

“The tender for the renovation process will be issued within a few days. The renovation process will be started at an earliest as the department has kept this project in current year's program,” he said—(KNO)

“IT HAS BEEN OVER SEVEN YEARS, SINCE THE WATER TANK supplying water to nearly 10-20 localities got damaged. There is no end to the leakage since then,” the local residents said.

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