Left parties seek permanent solution to water scarcity

Anantapur: Left parties including CPI and CPM held a dharna outside the Zilla Parishad premises on Monday morning, demanding among other things including initiation of drought relief measures, arresting migration and finding a permanent solution to drinking water problems in the district.

MLCs Gopal Reddy and Katthi Narsimha Reddy, CPM district secretary Obula Konda Reddy, CPI leader Jaafar and others participated. Gopal Reddy and Narsimha Reddy demanded the state government to find permanent solution to drinking water problems of the district. They urged the government to rush water tankers in villages where there is acute water drinking shortage. Even in municipal areas, women had to stand in long queues waiting for their turn for a pot of water.

The government must take immediate measures to arrest distress migration caused by severe drought conditions and rising Mercury levels, the Left leaders said. They also demanded a special package for the district to bail out farmers and agricultural labourers in distress. Left party leaders Obula Konda Reddy called upon the government to immediately intervene and address the problems of the district on the war footing.

Earlier, the Left party workers gheraoed TDP MP Diwakar Reddy when he arrived at the ZP premises to attend the general body meeting. They demanded the MP to take up the problems of the district with the Chief Minister and also raise the pressing issues of the district in the Parliament. Uravakonda MLA also supported the dharna organised by the Left parties.