Staff Correspondent
CHITRAL: Residents of several areas in Chitral town have been without drinking water for eight consecutive days after a six-inch water supply pipeline was damaged during construction work in Singoor.
According to Shahzada Siraj Ulmulk, the supply line to Gankorini, Balach and Singoor was damaged by an excavator used by a person constructing a house in the area.
However, the Water Supply Unit and local administration have yet to restore the damaged pipeline, leaving a large number of families struggling to access drinking water.
Shahzada Siraj said the residents were frustrated over the authorities’ response. He also shared on Facebook the photographs of an inadequate repair attempt. A tree branch was reportedly inserted into the damaged pipeline instead of carrying out a proper repair.
He said the temporary measure had failed to restore the water supply, while the branch has also started deteriorating.
The prolonged suspension of water supply has caused serious difficulties for households, with residents complaining that their repeated attempts to contact relevant officials have gone unanswered.
The affected communities have questioned the administration’s inability to repair a damaged pipeline for more than a week and have called for immediate intervention by the authorities.
The residents asked the district administration and the concerned water supply department to arrange an emergency repair of the six-inch pipeline and restore drinking water to the affected neighbourhoods without further delay.
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