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Nine months on, Govindpuri taps continue to run dry

Acute water shortage and overflowing sewers are problems that have now become a part of Govindpuri residents' daily lives. Numerous letters sent to the civic bodies have borne no results, while locals have been waiting for the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to provide water for the last nine months.

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Overflowing sewers and heaps of garbage is a common sight on the roads of Govindpuri
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Acute water shortage and overflowing sewers are problems that have now become a part of Govindpuri residents' daily lives. Numerous letters sent to the civic bodies have borne no results, while locals have been waiting for the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to provide water for the last nine months.

"I have been living here for the last 50 years. We have not seen water in the taps for the last nine months. We take water from deep tube wells belonging to the municipal corporation. The water is not clean and often leads to stomach infection, but we are helpless," says Om Prakash, a resident of the area in south-east Delhi.

The shortage of potable water in the area has irked the residents. "DJB is taking no action," says HS Sagar, General Secretary of the Federation of Govindpuri RWAs. "I have been living in this area for the last 25 years. We have to wake up at 3:30-4 in the morning to store water," resident Asha Parmar says.

Adding to the woes, most roads in the area are flooded by overflowing sewers, with piles of garbage adorning the street corners. The unhygienic condition of the narrow, water-clogged and littered roads has made the lives of Govindpuri residents quite difficult.

"The sewers with 6-inch diameter were built at a time when the population was very less. But now it has grown and is creating problems. Sewers should be at least 10-12 inches wide," Sagar says. The garbage mounds are so huge that they pose as a hurdle for the traffic, making it extremely difficult for trucks and cars to move around and turn.

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