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Localities hits road for water crisis
PHOTO : Demanding drinking water, locals blocks road at Udaipur east Gokulpur. TIWN Pic August 6

UDAIPUR, Aug 6 (TIWN): Within a span of 3 days the residents of East Gokulpur at Udaipur again stormed the streets on Thursday at Udaipur kalitola road area.

Failing to get the supply of water in the area the localites again blocked the road on Thursday demanding continuous flow of water supply.

It is to be mentioned here that the people of same locality stormed the streets on Tuesday demanding eradication of water crisis in the area.

Getting alarm the personnel’s of R.K Pur police station reached the spot and tried to bring the situation under control.

However, while protesting in the road a 52 year old lady fallen sick and was immediately shifted to her home with the help of police van.

Traffic was disrupted in the road side for more than two hour on the morning. The protest continued for two hours in the road from morning 10 to 12 PM.

A protester alleged that the people of the area have suffering from water crisis for past many days but the authority never took any initiative to solve the crisis of water.

“Day after day we are drinking contaminated water from the small brooks and streams and there is chance of falling ill after drinking this contaminated water”, said a woman protestor in the area.

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.

Although there are water tanks provided in the area but no water is provided in the area regularly, alleged a protestor.

Even after several place the authority did not take any action to look into the matter.

However, finally on Thursday the agitated localites of the area staged a road blockade and demanded regular supply of drinking water in the area.

Getting assurance from the DWS authority, the residents withdrew their protest and let the traffic move swiftly. 

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