Mendhar, Dec. 13 -- Around 20,000 people in three panchayats of Fazalabad in the Surankote area of Poonch district continue to face an acute drinking water shortage as a lift water supply scheme approved four years ago remains non-functional, locals said. The Rice Mill Chitti Marg lift water supply scheme, sanctioned at a cost of ?3.26 crore under the government's Har Ghar Nal Har Ghar Jal initiative, was aimed at providing potable water to the area. However, residents alleged that the project has not been implemented on the ground despite claims of completion. Former sarpanch Arif Khan said he sought details of the project's progress from the concerned contractor, who claimed that the work had been completed. "The situation on the ground...