Protest over inadequate drinking water supply in Indiranagar; residents block road

Residents in Indiranagar staged a protest on Thursday, blocking the Basavanagerevaadi–Nidagundi main road due to inadequate drinking water supply in Ward 21 of the Purasabha area. Protest leaders, including Ashok Harivala of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and State Vice President of the Farmers' Union Kallu Sonnada, stated that the drinking water problem is severe in all 23 wards within the Purasabha area, including Indiranagar. The protest continued until Tahsildar V.S. Somanakatti and Police Inspector Gurushantha Dashyala arrived and promised to provide water by Friday evening, after which the residents lifted the blockade.