{
  "id": 4926718,
  "title": "Water Supply Row In MP’s Alirajpur: MLA Sena Patel Rejects Minister’s Five-Day Claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/water-supply-row-in-mps-alirajpur-mla-sena-patel-rejects-ministers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/water-supply-row-in-mps-alirajpur-mla-sena-patel-rejects-ministers-five-day-claim"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jobat MLA and Municipal Council president Sena Mahesh Patel has refuted Cabinet Minister Nagar Singh Chauhan's claim that water supply in Alirajpur district would resume within five days. Patel asserted that the minister had been provided with inaccurate information and that municipal water supply is generally available daily in wards 1 to 18. He clarified that occasional interruptions due to pipe leaks or motor failures might cause a two-to-three-day gap in certain localities, and dismissed the five-day claim as incorrect. Patel emphasized that the municipality maintains detailed ward-wise and locality-wise records of daily water supply and is willing to present these records to the minister and the public upon request. He urged the minister to verify the facts before making statements, asserting that constitutional office-holders should make factual declarations. Patel also encouraged residents with outstanding water tax to pay their dues promptly, noting that timely payments would help the municipality become self-reliant and enhance water supply infrastructure. Additionally, Patel appealed to the residents to support the municipality's efforts to maintain regular water supply.",
  "summary": "Aalirajpur (Madhya Pradesh): Jobat MLA and Municipal Council president Sena Mahesh Patel has disputed Cabinet Minister Nagar Singh Chauhan's statement that water supply in the district would be available within five days. Patel said the minister had been given incorrect information and that regular water supply is provided every one to two days in wards 1 to 18. Patel said occasional pipe leaks…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}