Assam: PHE water supply plant non-functional, locals of Hailakandi's Ainakhal area drinking water from muddied streams, canals

Assam government’s target to provide clean tap water supply to every household by 2024, is hitting a major hurdle as the locals of Hailakandi’s Ainakhal tea garden area have raised grave concerns on the incomplete project that has forced them to drink water from the muddied streams and canals.

Unhappy over the failure of the authorities to provide clean drinking water as per the scheme, the locals are forced to drink the unclean water using ‘phitkari’ (alum).

It is a matter of great regret that the public health engineering department had constructed a water supply plant here three years ago. But till date the people of the area have not received a single drop of pure drinking water from this scheme.