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Purulia Water Crisis Deepens: Residents Desperate for Water, Long Queues Form Before Summer Peak
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Purulia Faces Severe Water Crisis Before Summer, Long Queues at Taps
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28-02-2026, 06:51
Purulia Faces Severe Water Crisis Before Summer, Long Queues at Taps
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Purulia district is experiencing a severe drinking water crisis even before the onset of summer.
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Residents in some wards of Purulia Municipality receive water only once a day, others once every two days.
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Approximately 7,000 applications for household water connections are pending, forcing people to queue at public taps.
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City residents are angered by the scarcity and demand a permanent solution, with some taps wasting water.
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SDO Utpal Kumar Ghosh assures a permanent solution before summer, including potential tanker supply.
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