Residents of Kabirajtila village under Uttar Kachuchhara Gram Panchayat in Kamalpur Subdivision have been facing an acute drinking water crisis for nearly two years. Despite the implementation of a drinking water project under the Central Government’s widely publicized Jal Jeevan Mission, locals claim they have received no real benefit from the scheme.

According to villagers, the water supply machine installed under the project has remained out of order for a long time. However, no effective initiative has been taken to repair it. Residents allege that they have repeatedly approached the concerned department seeking a solution, but each time they have been given different excuses.

At times, officials reportedly informed them that the previously responsible officer had been transferred and the matter would be looked into once a new officer took charge. On other occasions, they were told that the department lacked sufficient funds to repair the machine.

As a result, many villagers are forced to travel long distances every day to collect drinking water. The situation has become especially difficult for women and children, who bear the brunt of the daily struggle for water.

Locals say that although the project exists on paper, it has failed to deliver in reality. For the people of Kabirajtila village, the promise of “water to every household” has now turned into nothing more than a slogan.

Meanwhile, public resentment in the area is steadily growing as residents continue to wait for a permanent solution to the long-standing water crisis.