The never-ending wait for water in Haryana continues.


Parched lands of Haryana 20kms from Nuh district lies in Bhadaas village. Here the scarcity of water and unfulfilled promises are kept disappointing localities.
In this area the private tankers are common sight, feeding 1200 families through plastic pipes. Those who promised drinking water and water for irrigation are disappeared after elections. The promises and contracts are just on the papers.
credits : India water portal

A private tanker generally charges 1000 rupees and this don’t even last for one month. An average family spending 2700-3000 rupees on these private water tankers. But the truth is on other hand not every family can afford tankers. Well are drying and converting into dumping grounds. The families which can not afford tankers are starving and drinking that water which is not supposed for drinking. Localities left with unanswered questions and unfulfilled promises. The neighboringreport on nuh water portal Nagina village has a similar story.
Even a manually operated borewell stops in every 15 minutes and failed to supply enough water for farmers. Nuh is among 11 districts in Haryana here groundwater is unsuitable for human consumption due to high level of sulphate and chlorine. People there claim that though politicians have been promising to bring water to this area through Mewat canal, but nothing is changed. The canals are dug up and left, no water flows. the handpumps are just turn into showpieces.

india water portal's report on Nuh


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