Kisan Sabha takes up cudgels against water crisis in district
ALLAHABAD: All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) has launched a campaign against the acute crisis of potable water in the city and trans-Yamuna area. On Sunday, the Sabha accused the district administration of apathy and blamed state government of pursuing a water management policy that was anti-people. AIKMS general secretary Raj Kumar Pathik said that humans and animals both were forced to consume dirty water in villages. Accusing government of favouring water merchants, he said people were being deprived of drinking water to benefit MNCs selling water and cold drinks. He claimed that Yamuna had already receded in the city and the Sangam had shifted several metres towards the fort. He warned that as the downstream river bed had already dried up, city would face an acute water crisis in future. He also said that farmers who depend on canals for irrigation too would suffer. Accusing the administration of hiding facts under the garb of secrecy, he said that it was not even ready to sh