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A 36-Year-Old Sewer Problem, Sand in the Drinking Water: Residents of Ward 79 Complain, but the Councillor Says, "It'll Be Fixed," but Nothing Happens.
The sewer problem in Ward 79 of Varanasi is 36 years old. Residents say the Municipal Corporation has no solution. Even a sewer blueprint is unavailable. Roads overflow in just half an hour of rain. Furthermore, sand is found in the drinking water supplied to many neighborhoods, causing people to fall ill. Pipelines are also repeatedly clogged with sand. Locals allege that when they complain to the councilor, he says, "It'll be done," but nothin…
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The sewer problem in Ward 79 of Varanasi is 36 years old. Residents say the Municipal Corporation has no solution. Even a sewer blueprint is unavailable. Roads overflow in just half an hour of rain. Furthermore, sand is found in the drinking water supplied to many neighborhoods, causing people to fall ill. Pipelines are also repeatedly clogged with sand. Locals allege that when they complain to the councilor, he says, "It'll be done," but nothin…