Along with rising cases of coronavirus, the residents have been hit by water woes in Jamshedpur. With maximum temperature hovering over 40 degrees, life has become tough for people here.

In order to redress the water woes of the citizens during the summer season, the East Singhbhum administration is gearing up to prepare an action plan that includes repair hand pumps, distribution of water through tankers and several other initiatives drinking water programme.

According to the information, the water problem is more severe in the areas located at the tail-end of water supply system and on the city outskirts. In order to end the water woes of the resident the district administration has decided to distribute water through tankers in the areas of Baghbera, Jugsalai, Pursudih and Karandih, which are the worst affected areas.

Concerned over the situation, Potka MLA Sanjeev Sardar met the Deputy Commissioner Ravi Shankar Shukla about water problems in Baghbera Housing Colonies. Sardar said that the residents are facing a lot of hardship and people are not getting pure potable water, something should be done to diagnose it so that pure potable water can be found at Baghbera. He asked DC to hand over the project to TSUISL ( formerly JUSCO). The Deputy Commissioner assured that the issues related to water will be solved soon. A senior district official said that if the water crisis in the city increases, they would increase the water supply through tankers.

According to the district administration, water tanker trips daily will ensure the supply of water in the slum areas of the city, where the water crisis is looming large because the tube wells and hand pumps have dried up.

According to the information, the water problem is more severe in theareas located at the tail-end of water supply system and on the city outskirts. In order to end the water woes of the residents the district administration has decided to distribute water through tankers in the areas of Baghbera, Jugsalai, Pursudih and Karandih, which are the worst affected areas.

“It is really an agonising wait for the women for the arrival of water tankers in areas deprived of water supplies through the pipelines. Long queues of women standing for water at hand pumps are a regular feature,” said Abhay Kant, a resident of Baghbera.

“We get water supply only for 15 minutes daily and then it stops. How are we supposed to store it for the entire day? The quality of water is also poor. Though the tankers are ensuring that residents get their daily quota but still it is not enough to quench the thirst,” a resident of Jugsalai.