Statesman News Service
MALDA, April. 23: A water crisis has hit Malda town. The effect of it is being particularly felt in several wards of the English Bazaar Municipality. The EBM authorities have decided to reduce per head water supply in the town to tide over the crisis caused by the ongoing dry spell in the district.Breaking the news of water crisis today, the English Bazaar Municipality chief Mr Narendranath Tiwari urged the people not to waste water.According to him, the civic body has decided to supply 70- litre water per head /per family instead of the usual 90 litre water in normal times.“The EBM requires 1.67 lakh litre water per day for the people but at present the collection of water from underground water sources has fallen to 1.20 lakh litre,” Mr Tiwari, said.According to the EBM chief, the ground water level has gone down and the existing pump houses do not have the capacity to pump out the required volume of water. “Several wards including ward numbers 20, 23, 9, 12 and several others are facing acute water crisis due to the ongoing dry spell,” he said.The civic body chief also admitted that the locals, particularly flat owners in residential complexes, have been extracting large volumes of ground water without the civic body's permission. “This practice is also one of the reasons for the scarcity of under ground water sources,” he alleged.The civic chief also said that surface water treatment units were the need of the hour for Malda. “The municipal engineering department is planning to float tenders for a surface water project after the panchayat elections,” he informed.
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