Lekhram Yadav is calling from Changaria village in Bichhia block of Mandla district in MP says hand pumps in their village are getting defunct again and again after repeated repairs and they are forced to fetch water from few kilometers. People are suffering in the middle of heavy heat. He and interviewed villagers are requesting for digging new hand pumps. You are requested to call Sarpanch@9753760809,9165754046 Rozgar Sahayak@8889883606 and CEO@9425328581. Yadav@9111648643

TumanJi is calling from Akrari colony post Khaja in Rewa district of MP. She says in their village of around 5000 there were 3 hand pumps but all were broken for a month. Well was already dry. All of them used to go to a school hand pump for water. They went to officers but no one helped. Then they reported on CGnet and after a month all hand pumps have got repaired and they don’t need to fight and are saving lots of time. She wants to thank listeners of CGnet who called officers. Tuman@9054676133

Budhram Netam is calling from Sambhalpur village in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh and says the water supply system was broken 2 months back when some work started for its expansion and have not been repaired after repeated requests. It is summer and drought all around. They do not have hand pumps and are forced to fetch water from far. You are requested to call SDO of Public health and engineering department@9425575345 to help suffering villagers. Budhram@9425523647

Sanjay Kumar Khunte is calling from village Chhote Seepat, in Malkharoda area of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh and telling us about what they are doing to avoid water problem in summer. He says a canal passes through their village. They have collected money from all villagers to hire water pump and are filling their ponds so that there is enough water in 2 months of summer. He suggests others to fill their ponds somehow so that they do not face water problem. Sanjay@7582031782

My name is Halmuni Kumardar. I am calling from Babudehi village in Gangpur block of Sundargarh district in Odisha. Though our district in under 5th schedule of constitution but a local company built a check dam on Napti river in January without consulting Gram Sabhas. 20 villages are dependent on the river and now there is very little water for drinking or irrigation. You are requested to call Collector@9438399144 to help suffering villagers. Kumardar@7809684367