Water Woes Haunt Odisha Village In Scorching Heat | OTV News

Gajapati: With hovering mercury degree throughout the State, acute scarcity of ingesting water has doubled the distress of Patapadar beneath Mohana block within the district.
Villagers alleged {that a} photo voltaic water undertaking was put in within the village however it’s mendacity defunct for the final one yr. Moreover, the ponds, tanks and different water our bodies have dried up as a result of scorching summer time.
Sources mentioned a photo voltaic water provide undertaking was constructed in 2020 at a price of Rs 5 lakh beneath CFCA to deal with the water disaster within the village. However, it developed technical glitches in a yr and didn’t serve the aim.
Villagers alleged that they introduced the matter to the discover of involved officers, however to no avail.“We have requested the government authorities several times, but got nothing except assurance. Political leaders rush to our village and make tall promises only during poll, but, they all have vanished,” mentioned Manjari, an area resident.
Pranati Naik, one other native mentioned, “We have around 50-60 families while only piped water connection has been provided with, which is insufficient for us. No other options like tube well, open well are available in the village to carter to our needs. We are struggling to fetch a bucket of water for our daily needs.”
Mohana GPEO mentioned Narasingha Mandangi mentioned that he has been attempting to kind out the issue.“A Solar water supply unit was installed in the village to address the water problem, but it is defunct now. We are trying to repair it at the earliest,” he added.
In the meantime, work order has been handed to dig an open effectively beneath MGNREGA to kind out the water downside quickly. Drinking water can be supplied by way of tankers, he identified.