Residents of Gurunathapuram Colony in Sankarapalayam panchayat, Erode district staged a roadblock on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, urging the panchayat to provide regular drinking water supply.
The colony, consisting of over 75 families, has been without drinking water for the past 10 days, residents said, adding that most of the families are daily wage earners who cannot afford to purchase drinking water from the open market. Despite bringing the issue to the attention of the panchayat officials multiple times, no action has been taken so far, they claimed.
The protestors blocked the road leading to the Gurunathaswamy temple. Panchayat president Gurusamy and Anthiyur police held talks with the protestors. With the president giving his assurance to residents that he would take steps to provide regular drinking water, the protest was withdrawn after an hour.
Published - June 11, 2024 05:13 pm IST
