Summary:
Batala's Qila Mandi resident Kanav Bhatia was a much harried man as he desperately tried to get the tubewell of his locality in working order. Well heeled people like Bhatia got submersible pumps installed at their homes to overcome the problem. An anguished Bhatia having a finger on the pulse of poor wrote innumerable letters to the civic body. Finally a livid Bhatia decided to approach the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board in Batala. Thousands have lived without love none without water” said 'Waterman' Bhatia a sobriquet given to him by his neighbours..