Assam, 25/6: Drinking water has become costlier than petrol in Silchar town in South Assam, still grappling with the devastating flood.
With no drinking water since the serious flood inundated his house at Sonai Road in Silchar town on June 20, Biju Das was left with no option but to buy two bottles of one-litre drinking water at Rs. 110 each on Friday.
“By Thursday, the water we had in storage was exhausted. There has been no electricity since Monday and the inverter was under water. So it was not possible to water. It was not possible to go out due to strong water currents. On Friday, I walked about one kilometre in waist-deep flood water to buy drinking water. A bottle of one-litre drinking water, which is normally sold at Rs. 20 is being sold at Rs. 100 and even in some places at Rs. 150. I had no option but to buy two bottles,” Das, a high school teacher told DH over the phone on Saturday.
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