Port Blair, May 1: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration to supply water in every villages under the Panchayats of Tushnabad, Mithakhadi, Ferrargunj, Namunaghar and Brindaban by deploying a sufficient number of water tankers.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament mentioned that he has been informed by a large number of villagers of the South Andaman region that several areas of the South Andaman region viz. Tushnabad, Mithakhadi, Ferrargunj, Namunaghar, Brindaban have been facing severe water crises for the last several weeks. In most of the region water is supplied only for about 10 minutes, that too after a gap of 10 days, making life for people extremely difficult.

He added that two major water sources viz. Sona Pahar and Jinganallah have dried up, making things worse for the people of the South Andaman region.

To deal with this problem and bring some relief for the region the Member of Parliament requested the Chief Secretary to deploy sufficient number of water tankers to supply water in every village under the Panchayats of Tushnabad, Mithakhadi, Ferrargunj, Namunaghar and Brindaban areas.