Way back in 2007, the residents of Bandhaberna sent a number of applications to the district administration when they realised why there was no water for them. In 2016, Community Correspondent Bideshini Patel also joined the people in writing to the then District Collector Bhupinder Singh Punia, and also sent the application to the Mining Inspector and the Governor. However, the district administration did not respond. Most recently, Patel also reached out to the new District Collector, Surendra Kumar Meena, who was transferred to Sundergarh from Mayurbhanj in April this year. Meena said that he did not have any information about the issue, but said that he would look into the matter.