Water woes hit Reang dominated Adi Debendra Para.
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Ampi, Apr 08: The Reang dominated Adi Debendra Para located about 12 km away from Ampi nagar RD block under Gumati district is always in trouble for water crisis. This mountainous village which is situated on high mountains adjacent Doctor Singh Para is suffering too much for water crisis in last many decades. This Reang communal people are always been ignored by the administration. Malindra Reang, Dasaram Reang, Panchaiham Reang and many others of the village said, “Our poor Reang inhabitants are fully dependant on natural water sources for bathing, washing & drinking throughout the years since the monarchy system. We vote every time but we did not get the water facility till the date. Our simple Reang community people are some how managing our water requirement from natural sources all the years. But in dry and rainy seasons we have to face great problem to collect our drinking water from far off places. During rainy season all the natural sources become turbid with dirty rain water. In the other hand in dry season all sources dry up gradually in the course of time. All political leaders appeal us for vote but all have ignored us to provide water amenity”. The political leaders visit them before the election to impress them by telling all kinds of meaningless expectations and after the election they never turn back to see their problems of these helpless Reang people, said the villagers. Reportedly Doctor Singh Para got a sanction of DWS project to install in their village about three years back but in spite of DWS project installation these villagers are deprived to get water due to pipe line extension till the date. Malindra said that the Ampi nagar DWS authority did not extend pipe line properly to reach water to the villagers. About 40 families in Adi Debendra Para totally deprived from water amenity from that installed project for not having pipe line connectivity with Adi Debendra Para. The Ampi nagar departmental branch did not extend proper pipe line connectivity to this village to supply drinking water to these Reang families. So as a result for not having any alternative option the Reang villagers use germy water for drinking, cooking, bathing and other household activities everyday. Villagers said, the Reang women walk long distance to collect their essential water every day by spending much time which is too much troublesome for them. In this dry season there are few natural drinking water sources are remained in the entre village which are already became turbid and muddy for over utility by the villagers. Tribal ladies make line to collect water and bear water pots home on foot with great toil. In the other hand village cattle also drink water from this same natural sources which are not safe at all for human health. The children of the village always suffer from dysentery, diarrhea and other intestinal diseases throughout the years. The concerned DWS authority should visit this village to observe the situation and take proper step to solve the drinking water crisis of this helpless villagers immediately, demanded the local Reang people of Adi Debendra Para.