Drinking water shortage hits Islam Yarbal locality

Srinagar, Jun 22: Amid the ongoing heatwave, Islam Yarbal locality of Zaina Kadal, near Pathar Masjid has been facing acute drinking water crisis for the past 10 days.

A delegation of residents said, “the unavailability of drinking water has made our lives miserable. We are literally surviving on bottled and borrowed water. It is been 10 days and not a single drop has reached our homes,”

“We have small children, elderly parents, but no one seems to be bothered by our plight,” said Imran Ahmad, who was leading the delegation. Another local said they have approached the concerned department several times but their pleas were ignored.

“We knocked on every door, informed the officials, but no one responded. Is this how we are supposed to live?” he said.

As authorities failed to resolve our problem, we are requesting the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha to intervene in this matter. “We don’t have a single drop of water to drink?,” they rued.

“We seek urgent steps to restore the water supply, as the situation may lead to a health crisis if left unaddressed.