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Water crisis: Angry locals block roads, attack councillor’s office

There is a shortage of water since last 15 days in several colonies of the area

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The angry residents tore down the posters of the councillor and also smeared black ink on his photo pasted outside his office. The public also blocked Niwaru Road for three hours.
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Residents of various colonies of ward number 8 demonstrated at the local councillor’s office on Sunday demanding drinking water. They tore down the posters of the councillor and also smeared black ink on his photo pasted outside his office. The public also blocked Niwaru Road for 3 hours. 

The police tried to convince the crowd to lift the blockade, but they refused to comply until the PHED engineers were called on the spot. The road was cleared only after the PHED engineers arrived at the spot and assured the public of providing proper water supply. 

There is a shortage of water since last 15 days in half a dozen colonies, including Ram Nagar, Shyam Nagar, Balak Nagar, situated at Niwaru Road. 

Local residents claim that taps have run dry in their areas and despite this, the PHED engineers are not supplying water tankers. They have already given a memorandum to the councillor in this regard. The people alleged that PHED engineers send tankers to the homes of only those people who have contacts in the higher level at the behest of councillor Koshal Kishore Sharma. 

A meeting of residents of different colonies was held on Saturday night under the banner of Niwaru Road Sangharsh Samiti on the issue of water. Hundreds of people reached the councillor’s office at Niwaru Road on Sunday morning but he was not in the office. The agitated people then occupied his office and some even tore down posters and banner outside his office and even smeared black ink on the councillor’s photo.

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