Bhiwandi : More than 30 thousand people living in Katai Gram Panchayat adjoining Bhiwandi city do not have proper drinking water. Thousands of residents are forced to face water crisis for years. Despite repeated complaints from citizens, there is no water in the taps. Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Neeta Jadhav, expressing deep displeasure over the functioning of the government, met Stem Authority Administrative Director Sanket Gharat and the water problem would not be resolved soon. but threatened with self-immolation.
The officials of the STEM authority have been blown away by the warning of Sarpanch Gharat. It may be mentioned that people in Katai Gram Panchayat, adjoining Bhiwandi city with a population of more than 30 thousand, are suffering from water problem for years. Household women perform Ratjaga to fetch water. Women are always worried about the lack of water. Due to waking up all night for water, most of the women are surrounded by the disease of migraine. People allege that the entire residential area has taps in the houses, yet water is available only after 2-3 days. Despite allotting 1 MLD of water to the entire residential complex by the STEM authority, people are not getting proper drinking water due to illegal water connections installed in the area itself. It is surprising that thousands of poor people living in the residential premises have to buy water and drink it.
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Regional citizens Ramphal, Ramsumer, Rambhajan etc. while narrating their ordeal said that they have lived here for about 5 years but drinking water is available only in 2-3 days. Due to lack of water in the house, it is a compulsion to buy 20 liters of water from the market for around Rs 30-40. The government, gram panchayat administration is proving to be incapable of redressing the water problem even after knowing everything. During the Gram Panchayat elections, people’s representatives make big promises to solve the water problem, but no meaningful results come out.
High Court had also reprimanded
The High Court had also reprimanded the Stem Authority and the Zilla Parishad last 6 months ago regarding the problem of water in Kamba village, adjacent to Katai. The High Court had directed the citizens to ensure water supply. After the rebuke of the High Court, people have started getting water due to the necessary steps taken by the STEM authority for water supply. It is surprising that the residents of Katai village, located at a distance of about 1 kilometer from Kamba, are also helpless with the water problem, but due to the lack of attention from the administration, there is a lot of resentment among the people.
Sarpanch warns of self-immolation to STEM authority
Katai village sarpanch Neeta Jadhav has appealed to the Stem Authority Administrative Director Sandesh Gharat to solve the water problem without delay. Sarpanch Neeta Jadhav has warned of self-immolation if the water problem is not resolved promptly.
Work started expeditiously for water problem diagnosis
STEM Authority Thane Administrative Director Sandesh Gharat told Sarpanch Jadhav that from February 18, to ensure water supply to 3 villages like Khoni, Katai, Kambe etc., the work of laying water valves, new water pipelines will start at a fast pace. The priority is to solve the water problem. The citizens of 3 villages will soon get complete relief from the water problem.