Pintoo ji
Residents of Jagti Township have expressed grave concern over dirty and impure water supply and urged the concerned authorities that it has become severe cause of water borne diseases, putting the human lives at stake
Jagti Township, home to nearly 20,000 displaced individuals, was established to offer some relief to those who had endured harsh living conditions in the erstwhile migrant camps. The move was intended to provide better housing, ventilation, and a dignified life.
However, the reality today is grim. Despite improved infrastructure, Jagti has become a hotbed of waterborne diseases—largely due to contaminated and impure water supply. It is tragic to note that more deaths have occurred in Jagti than in the previous camps, with liver cirrhosis and other waterborne illnesses being a leading cause.
Residents have repeatedly raised this life-threatening issue with government officials and departments, but their pleas have consistently fallen on deaf ears. The lack of clean drinking water is not just an inconvenience—it is a health emergency.
Contaminated water is the root cause of many dangerous and life -threatening diseases such as Diarrhea, typhoid, Hepatitis, cholera, liver cirrhosis, Gastroenteritis.
Many families, who survive solely on the meagre monthly relief, cannot afford RO water purifiers or filters. This leaves them vulnerable to the ongoing crisis. Shockingly, no government agency has undertaken a proper survey to study the alarming death rate or to investigate the direct correlation with water quality.
We urgently request the government and concerned authorities to:
1. Take immediate cognizance of this grave issue.
2. Conduct a health and water quality survey in Jagti township.
3. Install borewells or other reliable sources of safe drinking water.
4. Provide subsidized water purifiers to families dependent on relief.
5.Govt must ensure cleaning of over head water tanks and proper maintenance of pipelines.
If timely action is not taken, the situation will deteriorate further, and more lives may be lost due to preventable diseases.
This is a humanitarian crisis, not a routine civic issue. We urge the administration to act now—before Jagti Township becomes synonymous not with relief, but with neglect and death. |
