Four booked for stealing drinking water and using it for irrigation in Surendranagar

Surendrarnagar: A police complaint has been filed against a total of four individuals for stealing water from drinking water pipelines and damaging public property in Surendranagar district.

In the first instance, three individuals – Jigneshbhai Ramjibhai Chauhan, Meghabhai Popatbhai Koli and Manjibhai Bhikhabhai Aniyara –have been accused of siphoning water from the pipeline connecting Than head works with Sarodi near Devaliya Village of Than taluka and using the water for irrigation purpose.

A fourth individual, Vaghabhai Bharwad, was found to be siphoning off water from drinking water pipeline carrying water from Amrapar to Vijaliya village and from Navagam to Sarasna villages of Than taluka and using it for irrigating his field.

These instances of water theft have come to light during a crackdown ordered by Surendrangar SP, Haresh Dudhat, against those unlawfully siphoning off water from supply pipelines a few days ago. DeshGujarat