Multiple area of Srinagar city face acute water shortage

Srinagar, Sep 22: Scores of areas in Srinagar are reeling under acute shortage of drinking water.
A large number of areas in Downtown said they are reeling under the acute water crisis for the last several days.
Residents of Kral Khud, Haba Kadal, Chinkrar Mohalla, Basant Bagh, Nai Sarak, Gaw Kadal and its adjacent areas are facing water scarcity.
Inhabitants of Haba Kadal said that locality is facing hardships in absence of regular water supply.
“Authorities have failed to supply water and we have to fetch water from other places to use it for drinking and cooking,” said a delegation.
Some localities in Srinagar city said that existing water line is not sufficient for adequate water supply to consumers.
“We have time and again requested authorities for shifting some of the water tap connections to another line. They have failed and we are suffering,” they said. (KNT)