Hanumangarh/Abohar, May 13 Thousands of devotees, who visit Rawatsar town of Hanumangarh district to pay their obeisance at the ancient temple of Khetarpal Baba, have to quench their thirst by consuming contaminated water that is supplied by the local water works. As of last census, Rawatsar had a population of 28,383 males who constitute 53 per cent of the population while females constitute 47 per cent. Rawatsar has an average literacy rate of 55 per cent, lower than the national average of 59.5 per cent. Male literacy is 65 per cent and female literacy is 44 per cent. There are many private as well as government schools up to the senior secondary level. For higher education, there are two colleges for girls, one for boys, an ITI, a co-educational college besides college for education but potable water remains a distant dream. One finds dead birds, footwears besides other waste floating in the drinking water resevoirs in the local water works. Stray cattle roam freely inside the complex. The complex has got two sand filter system tanks but only one is functional. Outlived stone metal has not been removed from the other tank which contains garbage also. The authorities have not bothered to clean the tanks or water course for a long time says local resident Bhupinder Asija. Even the clear water reservoir is in poor condition.