5 Karnataka ‘water warriors’ invited for Republic Day fete stranded at Delhi airport, book hotel after being denied room at Karnataka Bhavan

They complained that nary due accommodation was arranged for them, though the authorities authorities had confirmed their accommodation astatine Karnataka Bhavan. However, the Karnataka Bhavan has said that they were not apprised of immoderate bookings.

The 5 h2o warriors – Shivamma from Koppal, Keshava Kotian from Udupi, Sridhar Patil from Kalaburgi, Ananthamma from Chitradurga and Virappa Ramappa from Bagalkote – selected nether the Jal Jeevan Mission for their contributions successful enhancing h2o accessibility and improving the lives of agrarian communities volition besides conscionable President Droupadi Murmu.

“The authorities confirmed our enactment astatine Karnataka Bhavan 15 days agone pursuing which we agreed to alert to Delhi and enactment successful the Republic Day celebrations. However, upon landing connected Friday night, we learnt that nary rooms are disposable astatine Karnataka Bhavan and we are near stranded connected the footpath astatine the airdrome nether terrible upwind conditions,” G H Puajar, hubby of Shivamma, told The Indian Express.

Puajar slammed the Karnataka authorities for its incompetence successful arranging basal accommodation for the team, including women. “We are near stranded nether terrible acold connected the footpath astatine the airport. It is hard particularly for women to header with specified harsh climatic conditions.”

Raghavendra, protocol serviceman astatine Karnataka Bhavan, said they were not apprised of immoderate bookings from the authorities authorities successful transportation with the event. “No authorities typical has written oregon communicated to america successful this regard,” helium told The Indian Express.

Meanwhile, Sadananda, a nodal serviceman from Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department successful Karnataka told The Indian Express that helium excessively was caught disconnected defender and was unaware of the non-availability of rooms astatine Karnataka Bhavan. “I excessively was unaware of the developments and I americium arsenic surprised. We are making arrangements to publication accommodation astatine a backstage hotel,” said Sadananda.

While Sadananda has offered immoderate accommodation options to take from, the 9 members person declined them citing unhygienic and unsafe conditions.

The 5 h2o warriors from Karnataka are among the 178 grama panchayat members nether the Jal Jeevan Mission who person been invited for the Republic Day parade successful designation to their efforts successful providing harmless and sustainable h2o proviso successful agrarian areas.

The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to supply cleanable drinking h2o to households crossed the nation.