'Mr Sagar, we are without water'
Sir,
We the helpless residents
of Durga Nagar area are so unfortunate that Sagar- the
ocean does not show any mercy to us and we only keep our
eyes gazing above at the sky, hoping that one day Sagar
will send clouds into the sky to shower rain on us and
quench our thirst.
We have all hopes attached
with Durbar Move, eagerly waiting for Sagar- the Ocean to
arrive, cause flood of drinking water and mitigate our
worries. Here I refer to the Minister, Mr Ali Mohd. Sagar
and I would like to bring to his notice about how
miserable our conditions were during hot summer months
when Durbar was at Srinagar.
Sagar Sahib, would your
gracious self believe that we would, in the scorching
heat of summer months, get water only once or twice a
week for a short duration of 40 minutes each time? Would
your noble self believe that some of us, including me had
to purchase water to give a bath to the dead body
whenever, tragedy of death occured at our homes? Would
you believe that the idols of Lord Shiva in our temples
remained completely dry for all the summer months?
The more pathetic story to
tell is that in hot summer months old men and women
gasped for breath in absence of water in their water
coolers. our condition is still worse than the slum
dwellers, no water to take a bath daily, no water to wash
our clothes and no fresh water to drink. The irregular
and negligible water supply compels us to store our
drinking water for days together which gets stagnant
leaving us with no alternative but to use the stored
water which caused intestinal problems to a number of
people in our locality. It is a pathetic scene to witness
when ladies walk a distance of about 3 Kms from their
residence to collect a bucket of water, sweating and
gasping, from the main water pump located at the slope of
Shiv Mandir road. Some ladies, on many occasions,
perspiring with humidity fell unconscious on the road
side with their buckets scattered and water spilt all
over.
Further every day water
tankers rush into Durga Nagar area as the poor residents
have to arrange water on cash payment from company Bagh
and other areas for Rs 350 to Rs 550 per tanker which is
an additional burden on our pockets other than the yearly
water charges we pay.
We all look to you for
succour and support. We are now tired of making
representations, requests, appeals, petitions and there
is no energy left in us to make further appeals.
Would your goodself now
like a real human being feel the intensity of our problem
and find everlasting solution to it. Would you conceive
and plan for a big project which will prove beneficial
for the residents of Chinore, Roop Nagar Enclave and
Durga Nagar Sector I & II and other adjoining areas
who are facing shortage of water.
We pray that Sagar- the
Ocean of humanity not turn dry for us.
Yours etc....
Maharaj Kishen Koul (Naqaib)
Durga Nagar, Sector I.
Bantalab Road, Jammu.
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