Banka News: A population of 5 thousand facing the water crisis closed the offer due to overdue electricity bill - Banka News Water Crisis in Panjwara 5000 residents affected

Updated: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 10:25 am (IST) Drinking water supply has been disrupted in the Panjwara market of the Banka district for the past two days, which affects about five thousand people. The power bill was cut off due to the overdue electricity bill. Phed says that the recharge payment process is underway and that the offer will be repaired soon. Dialogues, Panjwara (Banka). The drinking water supply in five wards of the Panjwara market has been completely disrupted for the past two days. Even in the rainy season, a population of about five thousand stands in front of a serious water crisis. Remove the ad, just read the news, due to the closure of the offer, the electricity bill is described as the overdue amount, which cuts the power of the pump house. People of Wyk number two, three, four, five and eight of Panjwara Panchayat’s headquarters are affected by this problem. Local villagers Sudhir Singh, Yogendra Singh, Jawahar Mishra, Manoj Sah and others said that Phed has been drinking here for more than four decades. People have been constantly relieving this scheme and about five thousand population has direct benefits. But people are experiencing many problems due to the sudden stopping of the water supply from Thursday. Villagers said smart meter was installed in Phed Pump House two months ago. In the same meter, the electricity bill entered more than 21 thousand rupees minus, thereby cutting the power supply and the pump came to a standstill. As a result, people face the water crisis. Pump operator Sonu Kumar said the electricity connection was deducted due to the recharging account overdue account. Information on this was given to departmental officers. At the same time, Phed Barahat’s Junior Engineer Rishikesh Kumar said that the rehearsal of the smart meter had ended. The recharge payment process is underway and efforts are being made by Saturday to repair the offer. Villagers say that if the offer is not started soon, people will be forced to buy drinking water or bring it from far and wide. This situation can create a serious crisis from both health and hygiene perspective.