Jamshedpur: Residents of the 1,140 houses located in Bagbera Housing Colony were without tap water for nearly two days due to a technical fault at the local filter plant.Several households purchased water for cooking and drinking on Sunday and during the first half of Monday.“Water from tankers helped us manage household chores over the last two days. The crisis could have dragged on longer had we not put pressure on panchayat samiti members and officials of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (DWSD),” said Bagbera Mahanagar Samity president Subodh Jha.Bagbera panchayat samiti member Sunil Gupta said, “Households with borewell facilities did not face major difficulties, but the majority of residents depended on water sourced from neighbouring colonies.”DWSD Jamshedpur division executive engineer Sumit Kumar said, “The disruption was caused by a defect in the valve of the water supply line. The fault was repaired and water supply restored on Monday.”“Water scarcity has become a recurring problem. As summer approaches, the problem will only aggravate,” said resident Pashupati Kumar. “It became difficult to get the children ready for school today,” Sabita Jha said. Another resident, Sunil Chaudhary, said, “I had to leave for work without a bath.”Residents have faced water supply disruptions on four occasions between November 5, 2025, and February 8, 2026.
