Agartala, Jun 24 (UNI) Shortage of drinking water and outbreak of water born diseases have gripped a large population of Unokoti recently been affected by flood.
People who returned home after spending days in relief camps are now running here and there to collect drinking water as in many places the normal water supply system got disrupted and yet to be restored.

Report from worst fold affected areas like Kumarghat, Kanchanpur, Ambassa and Khowai said the government machineries are active in arranging drinking water for tar away places but it is too inadequate compared to the demand. Taking advantage of the situation a section of the packaged drinking water sellers stated brisk business and fetching price much more than normal.
The rural areas that are more dependent on bore wells for drinking water as most of them are now polluted with bacteria. Report from Patcherthal said due to drinking of polluted water many are falling ill and fear of epidemic is looming large in the area.
However, Alok Dewan, in-charge of Kumarghat Hospital not to be worried as there are adequate preparations to prevent any major outbreak of the disease and regular health camps are being organised in the affected areas.
In Kanchanpur the water supply system got damaged as a newly constructed boundary wall Kanchanpur Sub-divisional Hospital collapsed on the reservoir pipe of the Water treatment Plant situated adjacent to the hospital. This has forced the people to depend on water of nearby pond, lake and rivers. Though the work to restore water supply system started it will take few more days and an alternative arrangement became necessary.
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