Residents protest waterlogging in village

Our Correspondent

Kaithal, June 6

Women from Kharak Pandva village yesterday took possession of the panchayat office in Kalayat town of the district in protest against callous attitude of the authorities towards their demand.

The protesters said that dirty water had accumulated on streets of the village in the absence of a proper drainage system. They were forced to resort to protest after their repeated pleas to the authorities fell on deaf ears, they said.

The staff of the panchayat office left the office in order to avoid direct confrontation with the protesters.

The protesters said that water was continuously overflowing from the village the pond due to lack of proper drainage system for the past two years. The dirty water had made their lives miserable, they said.

The women protesters refused to leave the office until their demand was fulfilled and the water was drained out from the streets.

Following this, Tehsildar Chander Mohan Bishnoi rushed to the village to take stock of the situation. The women agreed to withdraw their protest after Bishnoi assured them to drain out the water at the earliest.

Bishnoi said that pumps had been installed and accumulated water was being pumped into an adjoining drain.