Uthandi residents demand piped water supply
The Hindu
Although pipelines were laid a year ago, supply is yet to resume
Residents of Uthandi, one of the fast developing localities along the East Coast Road, want water supply to be provided soon.
Although drinking water pipelines were laid more than a year ago, several residential localities in Uthandi are still waiting for water supply.
Abirami Balaji, secretary of Society of Liberals Valuing Environment, Uthandi, said several areas were solely dependent on groundwater. “Groundwater quality in our area is better compared to the neighbouring localities. The connections have been given. But water supply is yet to be provided. Only a few streets are getting water supply,” she said.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.