Nalgonda: People take to streets demanding drinking water

Women have been left without drinking water source for several weeks now. Frustrated and desperate, they staged a protest hitting the road with empty pots, raising slogans against the government

Nalgonda: People in Chennaram village of Nalgonda mandal are caught in the grips of an acute drinking water scarcity. Tap water supply in the village has been affected for over a month with the local source of the Mission Bhagiratha supply turning defunct.

Women have been left without drinking water source for several weeks now. Frustrated and desperate, they staged a protest hitting the road with empty pots, raising slogans against the government on Sunday.

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They lamented that neither officials nor public representatives have addressed their plight. The women demanded immediate action from the government to resolve the issue.

Their protest caused a massive traffic jam on the Nalgonda-Kanagal road, highlighting the severity of the water crisis in the region.

The women in Chennaram village are demanding water supply to be restored from the Mission Bhagiratha project.