Jaipur: Just 10 minutes of water daily in these ward-89 colonies

JAIPUR: Water crisis in the city does not seem to end. Residents of Krishna Colony and Modi Colony of ward no. 89 (old map) are facing severe water crisis from the past one month.
Residents of the area said that water is supplied for 10-15 minutes every day in low pressure, not enough to fill even a bucket. Most of the residents are buying water from private tankers every week which is taking a toll on their pockets.
Prahlad Tailor, a resident of Krishna colony, said, “For the past one month, we are getting water for just 10 minutes in low pressure. Most households have four to six members. It has become difficult to manage. So, we are buying water that costs about Rs 300 per tanker.” Most people are buying water with their neighbours to divide the cost.
Anjana Modi, a resident of Modi colony said that because of low supply they are rationing their usage of water. “There has been no water supply in my area for the last two days. Earlier, we were using three coolers, but now only one. Men in our family go out to work so washing their clothes and two-time bath is important in pandemic, but water shortage makes it difficult. The government at least shouldn’t have reduced water supply this summer looking at the special scenario,” Modi said.
According to residents, water is not being supplied in the interiors of Krishna Colony. In another lane, taps in a public park are being used to fill water and residents fetch multiple buckets every day to avoid purchasing water tankers.
Girdhari Israni, another resident of Krishna colony, said that residents have filed written complaint to PHED many a times, but no action has been taken. Most of the PHED officials have stopped picking up calls.