Scores of irated men and women of various border villages marched on the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway and blocked the vehicular traffic for more than one hour near Palli Morh as they demanded the administration to restore the potable water supply to their villages.
"It's been several weeks now that the residents of many villages in the district have not received water, all the taps have dried and the authorities are taking us for granted and not restoring the water supply to our villagers," a protestor said.
An official of the state Public Health and Engineering department said that the motor that supplies water to these villages has suffered a technical snag and the department was working to rectify it.
The agitated villagers called off their protest only after the intervention of senior police and civil administration officials.
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