PHED Toiled Where PWD Failed (?)
Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi:Long years fixed of pipeline from Mahendratanaya river for Paralakhemundi town serving people’s quenching need. But due to expansion of road from Forest Gate to Ranipentha junction, old pipeline disrupted where resulted either departments communication gaps.
Still Public Health Division(PHED) chasing to normalize drinking water supply.
Tricky and lingering of road construction work of PWD destroyed pipeline in between Hospital junction to old court junction. Despite all huddles PHED still chasing to reconnect and regularize drinking water connection.Swagat Nayak, Addl. Executive Engineer who engineered during acute summer when Mahendratanaya river was on drying state by digging 100 feet to continue drinking water supply and accolade by Paralakhemundi people. Now as both sides of coin when PWD showing irregularities on care & management of pipeline where reinstated People’s faith by PHED.Time needs to awaken to eclipse such shortcomings of PWD what learned feel.