Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Oct 8: The residents of Reasi today held a protest against Jal Shakti Department.
A large number of residents assembled and took out protest march which passed through main bazaar and culminated at Bus Stand Reasi.
While speaking, the protestors said that they are not getting drinking water from the past more than one week due to the ongoing strike of daily wager employees. They showed great displeasure against the working of Jal Shakti Department which has failed to restore the water supply after almost two weeks.
Locals including Sukhdev Sharma, Tariq Bhat, Sudesh Pandotra and others said that how the department which comes under essential services can be so lethargic and careless when thousands of public are suffering badly.
The protestors also raised slogans against Jal Shakti Department and district administration Reasi.
They request Lieutenant Governor to resolve the issue of employees at the earliest as they too have to feed their families.
Demanding immediate restoration of water supply, the residents dispersed later.
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