Ludhiana: Irked over the callousness of the authorities in solving the water contamination problem, the residents of E Block, SBS Nagar, Pakhowal Road, have approached the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, saying their health is being adversely affected.
The residents said they were forced to drink contaminated water that emanated foul smell and many of them, especially kids, have been frequently falling ill. They alleged that after coronavirus, dengue started spreading and now they were at risk of water-borne diseases.
A resident, Arvind Sharma, said, “We have been complaining since 10 days about water contamination. It has become tough for senior citizens and children. The officials were not solving the problem, so we had no other option but to approach the human rights commission.”
While condemning the approach of the authorities, an activist, Narinder Singh Masson, said, “For the most of October, residents of SBS Nagar E Block suffered at the hands of insincere officials. Most of the residents have developed medical problems and are compelled to spend time and money on safe water in the time of pandemic. The emergency situation needs immediate action or children and elderly will suffer immensely.”
Ludhiana Improvement Trust executive engineer Boota Ram said, “When the information about water contamination reached us, the Punjab water supply and sewerage board officials started looking into the matter. They have found problems in some of the connections in houses and are fixing those.”