Residents of Ganapathy and Poosaripalayam in Coimbatore have protested with empty pots near the Mayor's residence, due to a more than 20-day water supply disruption. An altercation occurred with a water board engineer.
Coimbatore: A group of residents from Ganapathy and Poosaripalayam areas staged a protest with empty pots today, near the residence of the Coimbatore Mayor, voicing their frustration over a persistent water supply disruption lasting more than 20 days. Despite multiple complaints, municipal staff have reportedly not addressed the water scarcity issue, which led to an escalated situation this morning.
The agitated residents took to the streets on May 3, armed with empty water pots, demanding immediate attention to their plight. The location being proximate to the Mayor's residence quickly drew the attention of the Water Supply and Drainage Board Engineer, Ilango, who arrived to negotiate with the protestors.
During the discussion, he pledged that water would be supplied through trucks temporarily until the issue was resolved. However, this did not pacify the residents who argued that such arrangements only benefit a few and accused the authorities of possibly collecting charges for the supplied water, further asserting that the water should be distributed through pipelines only. This sparked a heated debate between the parties involved.
The agitated residents took to the streets on May 3, armed with empty water pots, demanding immediate attention to their plight. The location being proximate to the Mayor's residence quickly drew the attention of the Water Supply and Drainage Board Engineer, Ilango, who arrived to negotiate with the protestors.
During the discussion, he pledged that water would be supplied through trucks temporarily until the issue was resolved. However, this did not pacify the residents who argued that such arrangements only benefit a few and accused the authorities of possibly collecting charges for the supplied water, further asserting that the water should be distributed through pipelines only. This sparked a heated debate between the parties involved.