Water scarcity, Habba Kadal residents held protest against the PHE departt, demand drinking water for the area.

Water scarcity, Habba Kadal residents held protest against the PHE departt, demand drinking water for the area.

Srinagar August 19 (PTK) Residents of Habba Kadal Srinagar here on Wednesday staged protest and blocked a road to draw attention of the authorities towards shortage of the water in their area.

Eyewitnesses said hundreds of people mostly women came out on and blocked it for traffic for long time.

The residents said they were suffering immensely due to growing water shortage. The protesters raised slogans against the PHE department and accused the officials of ignoring their long pending demand.

The blockade of the road resulted in traffic jam, forcing the authorities to divert traffic onto alternative routes.

Some women protesters were seen carrying pitchers and utensils. “In this scorching heat, we are facing acute shortage of water. There is no drinking water in our colony,” said the protesters.

According to PTK, A police party from concerned police station was rushed to the spot but the protesters continued with the protests.

It was only after police called the PHE officials who assured people of addressing their grievance the protesters dispersed peacefully.(PTK)