For over a month, residents of Buchwara, Dalgate have been without safe drinking water, causing severe hardship for hundreds of families. Despite repeated complaints to the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department and the concerned Water Works authorities, the regular water supply has not been restored for the last one month.
In the interim, residents of Buchwara, Near Masjid Sharief, adjacent to Goodwill Public High School, Dalgate, Srinagar are forced to rely on bore wells at local mosques and a temporary rubber pipeline from a tube well to meet their basic water needs. Community leaders warn that these temporary arrangements are unsafe and cannot continue indefinitely, particularly for children, the elderly, and patients with medical conditions.
This prolonged disruption has caused immense inconvenience, raising serious questions about the timely provision of essential services. Water is a basic necessity, and the delay in restoring supply has left the community frustrated and distressed.
The residents are now appealing directly to the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir to intervene urgently, direct the concerned department to restore proper water supply on a war-footing basis, and provide a clear timeline for permanent resolution.