Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Nov 12: The residents of Mohalla Gadkanna, Panchayat Banpat of Poonch district staged a protest against the Jal Shakti (PHE) department for not providing them water for the last about 20 days in the area.
The residents of the locality, mostly women and children blocked the road leading to their area and raised slogans against the department. They said that due to unavailability of drinking water, the people were facing problems and have to walk long distance for bringing water to their respective houses.
They added that the funds released by the department were mostly remained unutilized or used only in books but their schemes remained invisible on ground. They added that people staged several protests against the non- availability of water in the past but no action on the part of concerned field staff was witnessed.
People appealed to higher officials of the department and the administration to solve their problem without any more delay.
As road was blocked by the protestors, a Police party assisted by a concerned official rushed to the spot and assured the agitating people that regular water supply will be restored shortly. Then the people suspended their protest.
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