Uttarakhand / Champawat: Women gheraoed the SDM office demanding drinking water, warned of a fierce agitation

Women of Scheduled Caste colony of Koli Dhek Gram Sabha of Lohaghat have been facing drinking water problem for the last several years. Many times women have appealed to Jal Nigam and administration to solve the drinking water problem. But till now the problems of women have not been solved. On Saturday, angry Scheduled Caste women reached SDM office and protested against Jal Nigam.

Women reached SDM office demanding drinking water

Lohaghat SDM Neetu Dangar took serious cognizance of the matter and called the officials of Jal Nigam to her office and directed them to solve the problem of women. On which Assistant Engineer of Drinking Water Corporation NK Garkoti and Dheeraj Joshi assured the women to solve the drinking water problem within a month. SDM said that Jal Nigam officials have been directed to install additional stand posts and supply water to the colony through tankers for temporary solution of the problem for a month.

Women warned of fierce agitation

The protesting women say that if their problems are not solved after a month, then they will be forced to go for fierce agitation. Women say that the department had installed pipes of Har Ghar Nal Har Ghar Jal Yojana near their houses 6 years ago. But till now not even a drop of water has dripped from those pipes. The villagers get only two buckets of water from the water being provided by the department. They have to run to Koli Lake, three kilometers away, for water.

DM expressed displeasure

Champawat District Magistrate Navneet Pandey has expressed deep displeasure in the matter. The DM has instructed the officials of Jal Nigam to solve the problem of women as soon as possible.