Water crisis raises tempers

CHANDIGARH: City residents are upset over the fact that even after paying tariff for water supply to the municipal corporation, they are not getting sufficient water.
Archana Malhotra, a resident of Sector 40D said, "The temperature is increasing with each passing day. Water consumption goes up during summers but it is supplied for just four hours a day which is making life difficult."
The unavailability of water is fuelling the anger."Water is supplied for just five hours a day and that too at a very low pressure," said Mamta Malik of Sector 44B. Erratic supply of water has been causing problems, especially for the working couples. Rupinder Kaur resident of Sector 40D said, "I need to reach office on time, but the long line for taking bath in my paying guest troubles me a lot. We are six girls who have to share a washroom and hardly two-three girls get to take bath due to water shortage."
Jyoti of Sector 37C said, "These days, I have to get up very early to store water. I have a joint family and low water availability, is creating a lot of problems."
"My mother gets up very early and keeps the bucket under the tap so that I can bathe before going to school. Many a times my mother had to borrow water from neighbours as there is not sufficient water," said Roopinder, a resident of Sector 41 C.