Palhallan village residents protest against Jal Shakti Deptt officials

Bhat Zahid

Baramulla 09 April(KNB): The residents of Tantraypora village in the Palhallan of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday staged a protest against the non-availability of water supply.

Carrying empty containers, and buckets, the women raised slogans against the “false promises” made by the Jal Shakti Department.

“In this holy month of Ramadan, we have been without drinking water and had to walk to long to get portable water, said one of the protester to KNB.

The locals said that the officials were not paying attention to their repeated requests.

They appealed to the local administration to look into their demands and resolve the water crisis.

Meanwhile, the concern Tehsildar Pattan Saqib Murtaza along with AEE PHE assured that the water crisis in the village will be sorted out within days. (KNB)

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