Jammu, April 14 (UNI) Protest sparked on Sunday in one of the localities here due to supply of contaminated tap water amidst slogans against the Jal Shakti Department (formerly Public Health Engineering).
Shouting slogans, the residents of New Company Bagh, Old University Campus Lane including women, staged protest alleging contaminated water supply for the last one-month in view of the ongoing repair and construction work of drain (nallah) opposite Indian Institute Management (IIM) Campus office lane.
Fearing spread of water-borne diseases if no prompt action is taken, the protestors alleged that the water pipes have damaged because of the ongoing repair work of the nallah, adding, “for the last more than one-month, contaminated water from the drain is supplying to the households of the locality but the Jal Shakti Department has turned deaf ears to the several requisitions and appeals made by the residents.”