Sopore : The residents of Edipora Bomai Zainger belt of sopore are up in arms against the lack of drinking water and callous approach of PHE department . People of Edipora Bomai claimed that they are being forced to drink stinky and muddy water which results in various water borne diseases.
Residents said that 15 years ago PHE department installed a tubewell in locality on place not suitable for tube well.
Officials were informed not to dig tube well as the quality of the water at the designated spot is not pure.
Auqaf jamai masjid chairman told INS that they requested PHE officials many times to install tubewell at a different place.
“No body is listening,” he said while appealing PHE to test the water.
PHE department will be responsible for the all the consequences, residents said claiming that they are left with no other option but to fight it out with the govt on road, they said.
“ We didn’t receive any complaint from the residents however we will send a team there to review and address their issues and will sort out this matter as soon as possible,” an official at the PHE said.
