Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 11: J&K Apni Party (JKAP) leader and former legislator, Zaffar Iqbal Manhas on Tuesday expressed concern over the acute shortage of safe drinking water in district Shopian especially in sloppy areas of the district.
In a handout, Manhas said that people in district Shopian particularly in areas like Kralpora, Gattipora, Nasarpora, Do Nadu, Pehlipora, Bori Halan, Check Saidpora, Amshipora, Dachna etc are facing water crisis in this scorching summer.
The JKAP leader also expressed surprise over the inordinate delay in commissioning of Kralpora-Washroo water scheme which was completed long back.
“The shortage of drinking water in Shopian especially in its Kandi belt often sparks protests and compels people to come on streets for these basic amenities. I wonder why this water supply scheme has not yet been made operational when it has been completed by the department to address water crisis in the area,” he asked.
He claimed that shortage of safe drinking water in district Shopian like many parts of the Kashmir valley forces the people to use contaminated water from nearby water bodies and rivers.
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