Scuffle with site engineer in Himachal over water supply

The villagers accuse the highway construction company of breaking the pipeline and halting the supply.

Hamirpur: On Monday, in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, villagers of Darkoti (Tauni Devi) demonstrated with water pots on the Attari-Manali NH. Angry at not getting water for two months, the villagers expressed their anger by stopping the movement of vehicles on the highway. During this, slogans were raised against the Jal Shakti Department and the company constructing the NH.

Let us tell you that the drinking water line has broken due to the construction of the highway. Due to this, the villagers of Darkoti have been yearning for drinking water for two months. Despite informing the Jal Shakti Department several times, the water supply is not being restored. During the demonstration, the villagers also had a heated argument with the site engineer, Sushil Kumar.

Sushil Kumar said that he had come to solve the problem of the villagers.

But the villagers got into a tussle with him. After the demonstration of the villagers on the highway, long queues of vehicles formed on both sides of the road. Due to this, people in vehicles also had to face problems.

The villagers allege that the company constructing the highway breaks the pipeline every day and stops the supply. Due to this, there is no water supply in Darkoti village. Due to this, the villagers were forced to come onto the highway and protest. Anger is growing among the villagers against the Jal Shakti Department.