Rajgarh Ward 14 residents break empty pots at civic office over month-long water shortage

Residents of Ward No. 14 in Rajgarh have been struggling with water supply for the past month. On Tuesday morning, women and men reached the nagar palika office carrying empty pots and protested there.

Residents sat on a dharna at the main gate of the office along with Councillor Mohit Tanwar. They broke the empty pots to show their anger and shouted the slogan "Nagar palika, wake up". They demanded that officials answer for the water problem.

Councillor Tanwar said the ward has had trouble with water for about a month. According to him, he speaks to nagar palika officials and employees every day, but each time the matter is put off with one reason or another.

Sometimes the explanation is that a valve has slipped, and at other times that the tank could not be filled. Tanwar asked why, when the problem has gone on for a month, it has still not been resolved.

Tanwar also said that, according to officials, the tank is filled at night. If the tank is filled fully, he said, there should be an inquiry into where the water runs out by the time of supply.

Residents of the ward say water does not come in the taps on time, which has made it difficult to arrange water for daily chores. They demanded that the nagar palika administration fix the water supply and provide water regularly and on time.