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Blaming the rudderless BJP-led coalition’s boat for the water crisis in Bardez, Congress spokesman, Amarnath Panjikar on Monday urged PWD Minister Sudin Dhavlikar to set aside his dreams of becoming chief minister and focus on delivering basic needs to Goans.
“Today is the fifth day that people of Bardez had to either go without water or received water supply for a short duration. PWD Minister Sudin Dhavlikar should keep his dream of being the chief minister on hold and apply his mind to finding a solution to the water problem in Bardez,” Panjikar said.
For the first time ever, the entire Bardez taluka and parts of Bicholim have been reeling under severe water shortage from September 12, the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Some parts of the taluka did not receive water and even those who got the supply received it for very short time and at a low pressure.
“Shame on this government. The BJP leaders who like to sermonize on Bharatiya sanskruti cannot provide water supply to people who have gathered to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in their homes,” Panjikar hit out.
“We can understand if there is no supply for a day. But today it’s the fifth day and the issue is still not resolved,” he added.
He said the PWD engineers should double up and locate the fault and restore the supply on top priority.
“Some engineers say that two pumps have burnt while some others attribute the problem to tripping of the 11 KV power line. We do not know what the actual problem is, but what we need is quick resolution of the
water problem on priority,” the Congress spokesman added.
