Digboi, Feb. 4 -- Residents of Bon Gaon village, located in Ward No. 6 under Bogapani Gram Panchayat in Assam's Digboi Assembly constituency have been struggling for clean drinking water for years due to the failure of a water supply project under the Jal Jeevan Yojana (JJM).

The villagers are left with no option but to rely on self managed water for all their water needs, including drinking, cooking, and household chores.

'The JJM plant erected during 2021-22 within the premises of the Digboi Forest Arboretum has been lying non functional after one week of its functionality', shared Nabo Gogoi the resident of Bon Gaon.

'We are 110 families in ward 6 under Bogapani GP all connected with pipes but miserably fail to fetch water therin fo...