Irked over erratic water supply, residents of Ward 8 staged a road roko at the Thathaneri Main Road-Aruldosspuram junction on Monday.
About 100 residents, mostly women, from East Vaithiyanathapuram and Ramasamy Nagar demanded regular supply of drinking water through corporation pipelines. “For the last few months, residents of Ramamoorthy Street, Periyar Street, M.G.R. Street, and Indira Nagar have been put to much inconvenience because of the irregular supply of water through Corporation water lorries,” said B. Palaniammal, a former councillor of the ward.
“Four months ago, the Corporation laid new drinking water pipelines in East Vaithiyanathapuram but we still receive water only through Corporation tanker lorries,” says P.Vasanth, a resident of M.G.R. Street.
Mr. Vasanth said the water supply through Corporation lorries was very erratic.
A Corporation engineer said the problem arose only in the past few days, after the implementation of the new drinking water schedule. “Steps are being taken to ensure that water reaches tail-end areas,” he said.
