Water scarcity hits Mon town

Residents of Mon town have been reeling under acute shortage of potable water over the last few weeks. Students appearing for their HSLC and HSSLC examinations have been under severe stress as they are often engaged in fetching water. “Water scarcity has hit Mon town and greatly disturbs our student communities as most of the time they roam around looking for water during their study time,” said Methna Konyak, President of the Konyak Students Union (KSU) over the telephone today. Explaining the pathetic condition given the water scarcity, the KSU President said some miscreants had damaged water pipelines from Chi and Lengha villages to Mon town. This has badly affected water supply in Mon town, he pointed out, forcing residents to search for water elsewhere. Appealing to the people of Chi and Lengha to help prevent recurrence of such unwanted activities by miscreants, Konyak urged the concerned department to immediately look into the matter.