Mangaluru: Water scarcity in Mangaluru City has
reached to a level where departments like Police which are considered as strict
and who have to wear clean and neat uniform everyday, have now been affected. A
traffic PSI who was manning traffic at Ambedkar Circle says he has not washed
clothes for a few days and wearing the uniform for the fifth day. With white
shirts turning brown and no signs of rain the coming days will be too difficult
to manage.
Mangaluru is reeling under severe scarcity of water.
The water level at Thumbe vented dam which is the source of water to the city
reached 4 ft 6 inches as on Monday. According to officials water will last for
only one day. The coastal city is also well known as hot and humid city. Traffic cops in city are the worst affected
by vehicular pollution. A recent study conducted by Anti-Pollution Drive
Foundation shows that Mangaluru
City Traffic Police has been most vulnerable to pollution.
Traffic policemen are the one who bare the heat and
dust most during summer. With getting water twice in a week they are feeling
heat of managing duty and also home.
A traffic policeman controlling traffic at GHS cross
road who used to bring drinking water from home now shells out money for
packaged drinking water bottles. At least four litres of water per day is
needed in this hot weather.
Since our department works on discipline and uniform
is an integral part, traffic personnel have no excuse for turning out in an
untidy manner. Arrangements have been
made to supply water to residence of Policemen in their colonies. M Udaya
Nayak, ACP (Traffic).
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