PERNEM: The residents of two wards in Tuem have threatened an agitation outside the Pernem and Porvorim PWD offices if the authorities fail to resolve their water problem on immediately.
The residents of Chivaywado and Murmusewado say that they have been facing water problem since last 10 years; and in the last two years, the water shortage has become acute.
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“Even after repeatedly bringing the issue to the notice of the authorities and the local MLA, the problem still persists,” a villager said.
They alleged that the officials at Pernem PWD office and the local MLA assured to solve the problem within three days. However, they said, till date they have not received water.
They lamented that despite the water tank being located very close to their ward, they are still not receiving water even for half an hour a day. Because of the water shortage, they said, they are forced to walk almost a kilometer to get water from a spring.
The residents also complained that they are also not receiving water through tankers, as promised by the MLA and PWD officials.
Therefore, the locals have now threatened that, if they do not receive water on immediately, they would, with their utensils, agitate outside the Porvorim and Pernem PWD offices.
