Drinking Water Still a Crunch even on Rainy Season
Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi-Lailai panchayat head quarter of Rayagada block of Gajapati district,covered with 150 households with more than 1000 population.Covering 2 lanes one upper & another lower lane,since 20 years back by the efforts of a leading NGO SWWS taken as their adopted village,could successful to supply to both lanes through gravity flow water supply. They installed 7 water tapes for smooth supply at both lanes.That could support them almost long period.With tough difficulties villagers cooperated to bring water from a hilly region & filterized water supply from water tank could be successful. As time passed those pipelines gradually on defuncted position & no monitor has been done by RWSS department to continue drinking water supply. Villagers complained earlier to Collector Gajapati,but no solution found out. They are now scared to use contaminated water, which may address waterborne diseases in highly populated village. Interacted with Bikash Kumar Pati,Executive Engineer of RWSS;he quipped very soon drinking water supply will be continued.Through Vasudha Yojana state government holistically supplying;but callousness of line department squandered the villagers to get pure drinking water.
