Mission Bhagiratha water reaches Durga Basti; brings cheers to locals

Lingojiguda: On Sunday the residents of Durga Basti of Sai Nagar Colony had a lot to cheer about. The much-awaited drinking water supply under Mission Bhagiratha scheme reached their doorsteps. The scheme was launched by corporator Mudraboina Srinivasa Rao.

“We were waiting for water supply for years and this is a very happy occasion and what makes it even more special is that it has come in the holy month of Ramzan” said Ali, a resident. Soon after launching the drinking water supply, the corporator urged the residents on proper usage of water. He said, “There were instances when people misused water in other colonies. When there is no supply of water people save every drop but when the supply begins they do not use it judiciously.”

Local leader Narasimha said, “The Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had once said that the State government’s flagship project would first start from dalitwadas and this is a big day. It is not a dalitwada in the truest sense of the term but there are many poor people living in the area.”

Basti residents Fareeda Begum, Zubeda Begum, Water Board manager Raju, ward member Malkajgiri Kumar, area committee members Parswapu Sridhar, Nageswara Rao, Indraja, Susila, K Kumar, local leaders Narasimha Gupta, N Srinivas, Satyanarayana Goud and Sravan Kumar were present.