Water supply almost non-existent in Pelekas - as well as elsewhere

The residents of Pelekas — and even more so their visitors during the summer months — are no longer merely outraged: they are exhausted.

The reason is simple and at the same time inconceivable: water, a basic human necessity, is not guaranteed.

We are not talking about drinking water.

We are talking about a permanent water supply, so that the most basic needs of daily living can be met.

We are talking about multi-day water cuts, occurring with extremely high frequency, not only in the summer but throughout the entire year.

Residents are forced to rely exclusively on water tanks, which, however, are insufficient.

Those who do not have the space — or the financial means — to install tanks (not to mention that Pelekas is a traditional settlement, where such interventions are often not permitted) live under unacceptable conditions, conditions not much different from those of a third-world country.

The situation has reached a desperate point.

Communication with DEYAK is completely pointless.

There is always “some technical problem,” and it will “be resolved soon.”

But the problem is never resolved.

For those involved in tourism — and for the village itself, which is largely tourist-oriented — the damage is irreversible.

Visitors leave dissatisfied, posting negative reviews and discouraging others from visiting Pelekas.

And this is entirely reasonable: who wants to go on holiday with their family for a week and have no water for basic needs?

Restaurants, rental accommodation, cafés, and bars without water.

The scenario sounds inconceivable — yet it is the daily reality.

Some residents, those who can afford it, are forced to buy water delivered by tanker lorries.

However, this applies to only a very small percentage of the area.

And here a reasonable question arises: if the system does not function, why doesn’t DEYAK organise tanker deliveries to fill the tanks?

The most paradoxical thing of all is that water does exist.

In winter, it runs through the streets.

What does not exist — and appears unlikely to exist anytime soon — is a sewage system.

As a result, when it rains, what flows through the streets is not clean water, but a dangerous mixture.

Even the wells, though full, are no longer clean.

The degradation is beyond description.

The situation experienced by residents is inexplicable and absurdly tragic.

This letter is not an exaggeration.

It is a minimal expression of the corrosive sense of decay and constant disappointment.

And no — the problem is not new.

It existed in the past as well.

But instead of progressing, we have reached the point of recycling excuses and shifting blame “within our small circle,” while the obvious remains unresolved.

Water is not a luxury.

It is a right.