Shukhobrishti Water Contamination: Hsg complex seeks JU help after overnight water protest | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Shukhobrishti in New Town reached out to experts at Jadavpur University for a “holistic solution to the water problem”, said the housing complex authorities on Thursday, hours after residents of E Block staged an overnight demonstration and called police for the second time in 10 days, demanding safe, potable water.Residents met NKDA officials and the facility management on Thursday. “How can we live in our homes without safe water? A possible source of contamination is found outside building E 398 and digging started on Thursday. This will take at least seven days. The facility management has agreed to send labourers to carry water from the tankers to upper floors,” said Neha Gupta, a resident.

TOI on Thursday reported on the complex authorities on Wednesday announcing the presence of coliform in water, barely a day after assuring them of safe supply. “Bengal Shapoorji Housing Development Pvt Ltd is working in close coordination with NKDA and PHED to resolve the water quality concerns at Cluster E, Shukhobrishti. We conducted a seven-stage cleaning of underground reservoirs and the 144 overhead tanks there,” a BSHDPL spokesperson said on Thursday. “Despite initial corrective measures, water tested on Wednesday showed traces of coliform bacteria in some samples, although the water test reports shared by NKDA/PHED on Tuesday showed none.” Over 300 people in the complex have fallen ill over the past month, reportedly owing to water contamination. On Wednesday night, residents staged a protest, demanding a solution, forcing the facility management and Techno City PS cops to reach the spot. “BSHDPL asked NKDA to evaluate a handover of the water and drainage system to govt agencies. We are consulting JU experts,” the spokesperson said.