Residents of Battupalli village in Asifabad staged a sit-in with empty vessels, protesting the persistent drinking water shortage. Despite multiple complaints and leadership changes, the issue remains unresolved, with Mission Bhagiratha supply proving inadequate for daily needs.
The former Minster said the government had failed both in supplying irrigation and drinking water. While agricultural fields went dry due to lack of water, now people are gasping for drinking water
The women from various tribal communities are trekking long distances to fetch drinking water from open wells located away from their homes and bore wells situated on the outskirts of villages
The residents said they had no option but to trek for 2 kilometres to fetch a few pots of drinking water from a borewell located on a farm. They said that they were forced to rely on the borewell following the lack of water supply through taps of the drinking water scheme.
People are forced to trek long distances to collect drinking water from streams. While some of the residents are relying on open wells, some are forced to use bullock carts to get drinking water from wells situated in far off places
Men and women from the remote Enoli village in Wankidi mandal staged a sit-in outside the IDOC, protesting against the ongoing drinking water crisis. They urged officials to take immediate action, accusing them of neglecting the issue despite repeated complaints.
Due to power disruption people in over 5,000 habitations across Telangana faced drinking water problems after heavy rain lashed the State earlier this week
The special officers were instructed to visit the assigned districts immediately and focus on addressing the drinking water needs in the districts, in coordination with the district collectors and State-level departments.
Wankidi Inspector Sudhakar and Sub-Inspector D Ramesh said that they came forward to address the drinking water crisis of the tribals as part of community policing
