Water Scarcity: Turbid Water, Insufficient Quantity Hit Residents

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: Residents in prime localities in Guwahati like RG Baruah Road, Ganeshguri, Christian Basti, Rajgarh, Rukminigaon, Sreenagar, Tarun Nagar, Ambikagiri Nagar, Hengrabari, Rupnagar, Japorigog, Bhaskar Nagar, Sarumotoria and Jatiya continue to face the problem of drinking water. The problem for them is twin – they get turbid piped water in far less than their requirement.

Of late, piped water supply in these areas has been stopped for the past few days because of repair work. Even though the renovation work was supposed to conclude on Sunday, the repair is still going on. It is not sure that the localities will get piped water from Monday.

The drinking water problem for the residents is a chronic one. According to residents of GS Road, they get piped water for half-an hour on alternate days. The speed of flow of water is too slow, and the quantity of water they get is much less than their requirement. “If the government can’t ensure regular and adequate supply of drinking in a prime locality like GS Road, one can guess as to what the problem of people residing in hilly areas in the city will be like,” a resident said.

According to officials, there are a total of 7,154 water connections under the Zoo Road Water Supply Scheme. With two of the four water pumps lying idle, the 7,154 water connections were fed by only two pumps. However, of late one of the two working pumps too is out of order, leading to the current crisis.

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