The opposition councillors in the Thrissur Corporation Council conducted a novel protest against the shortage of drinking water by carrying empty pots with them.
Responding to the agitation, Mayor Rajan Pallan said the protest should be conducted in front of the Water Authority office and not in the corporation council.
Opposition councillor M.P. Sreenivasan said that people in the Ayyanthole area were not getting water for many days. Other opposition councillors also joined him.
The Mayor told the council that pumping of water from Peechi reservoir was disrupted after a short circuit on the high-tension line. He added that the line was repaired and the pumping would resume soon.
Agitation with empty pots.