Srinagar, September 14:
Women of Srinagar villages of Kadal, Ganpat Yar and Basant Bagh have blocked the road and staged a sit-in due to acute shortage of drinking water. A large number of women are among the protesters, they have blocked the main road, due to which traffic has been stopped. Dozens of vehicles are stuck on the road. They demand that the Jal Shakti Department solve this problem immediately. The affected families said that the water supply to their taps has been cut off for several weeks. Because of which people are now craving for drinking water. At present, police teams from the concerned police station have reached the spot and are trying to convince the people. At the moment, the road is closed and the men’s and women’s picket continues.
