UDAIPUR, August 5 (TIWN): Demanding eradication of drinking water crisis, the residents of East Gokulpur at Udaipur staged a road blockade Tuesday at Udaipur kalitola road area.

The protest continued for more than two hours demanding proper water supply in the area.

Traffic was thrown out of gear for in the road, disrupting smooth movement of traffic in the area.

A protester alleged that the residents are facing acute drinking water crisis since last few days in the area said locality. Poor maintenance of pipelines supplying water to the city is largely to be blamed for the acute water crisis, he added. As a matter of fact, they have not been provided with sufficient drinking water during the last one week.

The protesters also alleged that though the Drinking water and Sanitation (DWS) Department has arranged for supply of drinking water by mobile tankers to help out distressed people but they are getting inadequate and poor quality of drinking water, he said. 

Despite repeated pleas to solve the scarcity of water no initiatives has been taken since days. As a consequence, the locals organised road blockade and demanded for immediate elimination of drinking water crisis. 

However, getting verbal assurance from the DWS authority the localites withdrew their protest and let the traffic move swiftly.