CPI (M) demands drinking water

                                    CPI (M) demands drinking water

DC CORRESPONDENT

ONGOLE, MAY 4

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) here on Friday demanded resolution of water problems of Prakasam people with immediate effect. CPI (M) central executive committee member, Paturi Ramaiah said that district people were facing severe drought conditions and scarcity of potable water in the scorching summer. He lamented that people’s representatives have ignored the needs of public and were busy saving their posts in the present uncertain political conditions. Recalling declaration of entire district as drought hit, Mr Ramaiah demanded immediate actions to supply drinking water to people of the district.

The CPI (M) district secretary, Jala Anjaiah said that people of 35 mandals out of 56 in the district were forced to depend on fluoride water and were suffering from various waterborne diseases. He alleged despite repeated appeals by various political parties, district officials have never acted to resolve water problems. He lamented that only 727 habitations out of total 2342 in the district were getting potable water supply and alleged that 8000 hand bore pumps out of total 24148 were under repair in the district. Mr Anjaiah lamented that people in large scale submitted petitions on water woes in the recent Prajapatham but no actions was taken to mitigate the situation and warned of agitations over the issue by the party.
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