Thousands of Sar-i-Pul families lack access to potable water

SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): More than 36,000 families in some remote areas and districts of northern Sar-i-Pul province lack access to clean drinking water, officials say.

Some residents of the province also say people living in areas away from the provincial capital have been struggling with shortage of clean drinking water.

Damla Juma Haqyar, rural rehabilitation and development director, told Pajhwok Afghan News their information showed more than 36,000 families in 180 villages in Al Jihad, Sancharak, Gosfandi districts lacked access to potable water.

He said: “Unfortunately there is no underground water in the mentioned areas . . .