No drinking water for two months: Araipakkam residents gherao the Chengalpattu collector's office
Around 1,500 people across 7 streets are affected and have been forced to buy water or travel several kilometres to collect it.
In Chengalpattu’s Araipakkam village, residents say drinking-water supply has been cut for about two months. Around 1,500 people across 7 streets are affected and have been forced to buy water or travel several kilometres to collect it. After repeated petitions brought no action, they gheraoed the collector’s office and demanded regular supply with a permanent fix.