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CPI(M) demands daily water supply for Arilova colonies
Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers and residents of Arilova in Visakhapatnam protested on Friday, demanding that the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) supply drinking water daily to their colonies. Holding empty…
The Story in Brief
Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers and residents of Arilova in Visakhapatnam protested on Friday, demanding that the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) supply drinking water daily to their colonies. Holding empty pots, they blocked traffic briefly outside the assistant engineer's office in Balajinagar. CPI(M) leader B. Gangarao said residents in several colonies face severe hardship from irregular supply.
The party urged GVMC to divert water from the TSR Complex pipeline to wards 11, 12, and 13, replace defunct borewells, act against illegal borewells, and curb private water sales. They also demanded alternative arrangements to increase storage at Mudasarlova Reservoir. CPI(M) warned of intensifying the agitation if the issue is not resolved.
The Indian Opinion
Some may dismiss this as party politics using a civic issue, but the CPI(M) has pointed to specific problems: a defunct borewell, illegal private water sales, and a pipeline that bypasses wards 11, 12, and 13. The GVMC says it is augmenting Mudasarlova Reservoir, but at the protest, no official was present to hear the complaints. The real test is whether the corporation fixes the borewells and diverts water from the TSR Complex pipeline within a week, or the agitation will grow.
Source: thehindu.com
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