People protest against PHE Deptt

Excelsior Correspondent
NOWSHERA, June 16: A large number of people from several villages of Qila Darhal block, held a strong protest demonstration against Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, Nowshera for severe drinking water crisis during these hot summer days.
A large number of people from these villages assembled at block headquarters Qila Darhal today morning and held strong protest demonstration against PHE authorities. They were shouting slogans against the District Administration Rajouri and PHE authorities, Nowshera. They alleged that majority of the upper villages in Qila Darhal, Lam, Rajpur Patta, Pukharni belt area are facing severe water crisis. The PHE authorities have failed to provide even tanker supply. The general public is purchasing water through private tankers by paying huge money.
The District Administration and PHE authorities at Nowshera, Rajouri and Jammu have totally failed to provide this essential service to over 15,000-20,000 people of this entire belt, they alleged.
Protesters Jaswant Singh, Bikram Singh, Bhopinder Singh, Ikhlaq Ahmed, Shajjan Akhtar, Faijlulla Khan and others said that PHE Department Nowshera seems to has turned defunct as it is not paying any attention towards supply of water for the last over one month.
They demanded that Governor should hold inquiry into the money worth crores spent by the PHE department on the WSS in Nowshera during last 10 years and expose the culprits. Despite spending huge money, the people have been deprived of drinking water. The people have to talk miles on-foot to fetch water from Nallahs or from natural water sources. They also alleged that DC Rajouri has never visited to the area to hold public grievance camp in their belt. The protesting people also blocked road for over an hour and later dispersed.
They warned to block National Highway and conduct `Gherao’ of DC office Rajouri if the Administration failed to address this urgent public issue.

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