The residents of various villages in the Changar area of Anandpur Sahib block are likely to get better drinking water supply as the district administration has prepared a plan to spend over Rs 9 crore on the augmentation of drinking water system in area. It is proposed to make arrangements for the storage of extra water for at least one day. The one-day storage will be rationed into two days for maintaining consistency of drinking water services in terms of continuance and reliability. A survey conducted by Water Supply Department officials last month revealed that 33 villages in the area, including 30 in Changar, were not getting sufficient drinking water supply. People in these villages get water supply twice or thrice a week and that too for just one hour. Majority of the families in these villages are involved in dairy farming. Due to shortage of water, they have to leave their houses and camp near the Sutlej in Anandpur Sahib with their cattle during the summers. The Tribune highlighted their problems in these columns on June 13 and on the same day Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal ordered the Ropar Deputy Commissioner to take remedial measures in that regard. According to the report regarding the status of drinking water supply in the said area, habitants of the 33 villages, including Dhanera, Lakher, Midwan, Paharpur and Samlah, meet their drinking, cooking and other water demands from 14 water supply schemes. The villages at the tail ends do not get enough water at proper pressure. The power situation in the Changar area worsens during the summer season due to lack of maintenance in the forest area. This hits the water supply. Augmentation of canal water supply schemes is badly needed in terms of improved peak factors, storage of water in cases of breakdown of machinery and pipe damage. Ropar DC Tanu Kashyap said the report had been sent to the CM and remedial measures were expected soon. The problem 33 villages in the area are not getting sufficient drinking water supply Due to shortage of water, they have to leave their houses and camp near the Sutlej in Anandpur Sahib with their cattle during the summer season.