Valpoi: Since last four years there is no water in the taps of houses in Panshe, Pissurlem village panchayat. The villagers’ water taps runs dry for the past one and half decade. Since past 15 years villagers are getting the water bills every month, but the water is not coming to their taps. On Tuesday, the Panshe villagers held the Morcha on Water Supply Department Valpoi. The Water Supply Department Assitant Engineer was busy in meeting, he didnt met the villagers. Around 100 villagers were presence for Morcha.
“For the past many years there is no water supply in our village. We are depends on the water taker which is send by Mining people. During the ZP elections campaign, the Health Minister Vishwajit Rane have promised us that he will solve our water shortage problem very quickly. Now after elections got over the Health Minister is not responding us,” say villagers.
“Fifteen years ago the Water Supply Department Valpoi have installed the water pipeline in our village, but till date we are not getting the proper water supply to our taps. I have complaints many times in the Water Supply Department Valpoi, regarding the water shortage problem in our village, they have not taken any action till now. I have raised the water shortage problem issue in our panchayat gram sabha several times, nothing happened. Also I have informed the Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, he have promised to solve our water problem but now he is not responding to us,” says Laxman Gawade, Deputy Sarpanch Pissurlem Panchayat.
“The Health Minister has told us several times that he will solve our water shortage problem. But he failed to solve our water shortage problem. The Health Minister gave us only fake promises since past many years,” said a village woman.
Now we are giving the two days to the Water Supply Department Valpoi that to solve our water shortage problem. If the officials fails to solve our water shortage problem then we will break the all water pipelines from Pissurlem Panchayat Jurisdiction said a villager Krishna Gawade.
