, Rajnadgaon. Amidst the scorching summer season in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, water coolers installed by the corporation are seen turning into bars. Due to the negligence of the corporation, the condition of water coolers has become like a junkyard. At the same time, water ATMs lying idle like junk are being converted into pubs for alcoholics.
Let us tell you, with the aim of providing cool and pure drinking water to the people, 6 water ATMs were installed by the Municipal Corporation in Rajnandgaon city. But due to lack of maintenance, junk is being built, which alcoholics have started taking advantage of. Water ATM has been vandalized by anti-social elements. Not only this, but the water ATMs installed in Ganj Chowk Hard Bazaar and Rani Sagar area were closed and liquor, soda and disposable glasses were found lying inside the water ATMs.
Water ATMs become dens of drunkards
At the same time, the water ATM installed in Ganj Chowk Haat Bazaar and Rani Sagar area of the city has become a food for alcoholics. While drunkards enter this water ATM and steal liquor, parts of the water ATM have been damaged by anti-social elements and some items have also been stolen.
Water ATMs have been closed for 1 year
Local businessmen Subhash Parakh and Suresh Singh Rana say on these water ATMs that water ATM is installed here but it is closed for the last one year. Dirt is also spread around and inside the water ATM. The Municipal Corporation is not paying attention to this.
Instructions to Municipal Corporation Contractor:
Municipal Corporation’s Chief Executive Engineer UK Ramtek says that instructions have been given to the contractor to start the closed water ATMs in the city. He said that the water ATM of Haat Bazaar area has been broken by anti-social elements, whose repair work will be done.
Water ATMs were installed in 6 places
Let us tell you that by spending lakhs of rupees, the Municipal Corporation has installed water ATMs in the Collectorate Office, Municipal Corporation Complex, New Bus Stand, Rani Sagar Chowpatty, Haat Bazaar and District Hospital premises of Rajnandgaon city. The responsibility of their maintenance has been given to the concerned contractor, but due to the carelessness of the corporation and the contractor, most of these water ATMs are lying closed.
Water ATMs of Corporation and Collectorate offices operational
The water ATMs of Collectorate office and Municipal Corporation premises are operational. People were supposed to get cold drinking water by inserting a coin of 1 rupee in these water ATMs, but due to the closure of water ATMs amid the scorching heat, people coming to the city from other areas had to spend 15-20 rupees to buy bottled water from the market. Have to buy and drink.
