Residents protest as water shortage strikes Pulwama village

Residents protest as water shortage strikes Pulwama village

Dar Muneeb

Pulwama (PTK) :- Residents of Tali Mohalla of Rahmo in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Friday protested against severe water shortage in the village.

Talking to the media, the protesters said that we have been deprived of water for the last 10 years. In 2017, we were given a separate line of water for about 1700 feet, then the authorities said their is a water shortage, we will give you water even days.

Protesters, mostly women, blocked the Pulwama-Rahmo road near Bangam Mohalla for several hours, which was later restored.

They appealed to the higher authorities to look into the matter and the protest later ended peacefully(PTK).