Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, June 13: Inhabitants of the town including some elected representatives and women, staged protest demonstration against Jal Shakti Department, demanding restoration of water supply in Surankote town today.
The protestors blocked road, and raised slogans against administration. They alleged that people of Surankote town were suffering due to non-availability of water supply from the last 10 days and department has failed to restore it, despite repeated requests.
“It is very unfortunate that people are without water from last many days and the problem here in the main town has not been redressed, if the water supply will not be restored we will again stage protest”, they added.
Meanwhile, Executive Magistrate Ist Class / Naib Tehsildar Surankote Mohd Afzal reached the spot and assured people to take up matter with the concerned department ad redress it soon, after which protest was suspended and vehicular movement was resumed.
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