Lamberi residents rue power, water scarcity

STATE TIMES NEWS
NOWSHERA: Panchs and Sarpanchs of Lamberi Lower block of Teshil Nowshera staged protest against the scarcity of electricity and potable water supply.
Led by Noval Sharma, the elected Panchs and Sarpanchs assembled near Lamberi Lower village and raised slogans against the government for not showing its serious concern towards their issues.
The protestors, while raising slogans in support of their demands, said that the administration is totally irresponsible as it has deprived the local people of basic facilities like electricity and, water. The people in the area are without power and water supply for the last more than 15 days, they added.
“The inhabitants of the area had been reeling under frequent power cuts and water shortage but the government is in a deep slumber. It’s a matter of life and death. The water and power shortage has affected the women, the elderly and the poor the most, Sharma said.
Sharma appealed to the Lt Governor to intervene into matter so that the aforesaid issued would be resolved in a time bound and the common masses would get a sigh of relief.
Prominent among those who joined the protest include Sarpanch Vijay Kumar, Sarpanch Kishori Dutt, Sarpanch Pishori Lal, Sarpanch Suraj Parkash, Sarpanch Nazma Shine, Sarpanch Sangeet Sharma, Panch Sippy Sharma, Niab Panch Gulshan Sharma and Panchs and Sarpanchs.