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HC takes suo-moto cognizance of water scarcity in Valley Issues notice to Govt, seeks reply by June 10 6/6/2015 12:00:15 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 5: The state High Court has issued notice to government on a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation for ensuring safe and smooth supply of drinking water to people across Kashmir Valley. Observing that lack of drinking water tantamounted to the infringement of the basic fundamental rights of the people, the Chief Justice had directed the registry of the court to prepare the Public Interest Litigation. Subsequently the Registrar Judicial placed the PIL and placed the same before a division bench of Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice B S Walia who issued notice to the government which was accepted by the deputy advocate general on behalf of advocate general R A Jan who sought time to file the reply and the court directed listing of the PIL on June 10. "It is a constitutional obligation of the state and the concerned authorities to ensure safe, hygienic and smooth water supply to the citizens. The water supply is a basic necessity of a citizens and no laxity is tolerable concerning the issue which directly affects the public health," the registrar judicial said in the PIL. He said that it has come to the notice of the high court that the residents of Kashmir division at large are badly suffering for want of smooth and safe drinking water facilities. "The public has been taking to the streets for agitating their genuine demand for safe, hygienic and smooth water supply," he said, referring the protest by residents of Aloochbagh, Rambagh and adjoining areas. "When the concerned government authorities have failed to provide the drinking water to the citizens within the limits of city, the plight of the rural public is quite understandable," he said, and urged the court to direct the official functionaries more particularly the Commissioner Secretary PHE Department, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and the Chief Engineer PHE Department to ensure the smooth water supply to the public in rural and urban areas.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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