Water supply also hit, Ludhiana residents fume

Harshraj Singh
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 1

Amid the scorching heat and unscheduled power cuts, residents are also complaining about the scarcity of water supply in some parts of the city.

Sources said in the absence of power supply, the Municipal Corporation had not made arrangements for generators to run tubewells.

Residents of street number 1 of Basti Mani Singh near Jodhewal Basti complained that they were suffering as either the area had received less or no water supply at all in the past one week.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Chanderpal said Basti Mani Singh was facing similar issues and they had taken up the matter with the Municipal Corporation but in vain. He said the power cuts and erratic water supply had left residents inconvenienced.

Meanwhile, residents of various areas in Ward No. 31 staged a protest today. Ward councillor Sonia Sharma said residents of streets 3 and 4 of Guru Nanak Nagar, street 15 of Ajit Colony and street 9 of Gagan Colony in the ward were suffering as there was no water supply. The councillor blamed the MC for supplying water to illegal colonies due to which the people of these areas were suffering.

MC Superintending Engineer Rajinder Singh said they had received a complaint regarding irregular water supply in Ward No. 8. The service was getting affected due to the frequent power cuts. He said they had arranged generators to run some tubewells where frequent powers cuts were imposed for the past two days.