Just about 275 km far from Bhopal, Tikamgarh, a small village in Madhya Pradesh are fighting with the problem of no supply of drinking water. Everyday women and children of the village are forced to walk a distance of 5km till UP border, even in the 40 degrees celsius in summer to fetch drinking water.
Though there is hand pump and tap water facilities, it is useless during summer as the water level goes down, and the rivers dry up. The villagers notified the local administrator about this acute water shortage, but no step has been taken yet.
People are in severe problem as their life is made to go through hell due to this water crisis. Children are not being able to attend school as they need to go to fetch water. The water which they are fetching going so long daily is of questionable quality. It can have harmful consequences on health as well.
Water is an important amenities which is really crucial in daily life. Let alone the issue with whole city or town, at times your society, or only a few houses do not get enough water supply what they are supposed to get. It must be kept in mind the water supply may vary from place to place depending on the availability, in such situation nothing can be done. But if you are not getting enough supply which you are supposed to get, know your rights for that:
- Right to water, rather right to access to safe drinking water is a provision under the right to life under Art. 21 of the Constitution of India.
- If you are not getting proper supply of water though you have informed the local municipal or corporation body, and they have neither been able to solve the issue nor furnish you with proper explanation, you can approach the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
- To complain regarding the water issue you can call on the toll free number of the Ministry of Drinking Water And Sanitation or register your complain on the websites provided by your respective state.
- Even still your issue is not resolved, you can file a writ petition before the High Court of your state (Art. 226 of Constitution of India) or the Supreme Court of India (Art. 32 of Constitution of India)
- If it is an issue of the whole area, you can file a Public Interest Litigation for getting a proper remedy for your problem.
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