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- Trinamool MP Samirul Islam wrote to the UN High Commissioner requesting intervention over Kolkata water denial.
- He said water supply stopped on July 29 after the BJP won West Bengal, leaving about 5,000 residents without tap water.
- Residents now use turbid Ganges water for bathing, causing skin infections among children.
- He warned the prolonged, allegedly discriminatory, shortage could trigger widespread disease affecting thousands of vulnerable residents.