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Panchalingala Women Protest Alleged Water Discrimination in SC Colony
Women in the SC Colony of Panchalingala say their drinking water has been stopped for two weeks.
They say other parts of the village still get water.
On Sunday night, they protested on a road with empty pots.
They say they had asked officials for help but the problem was not fixed.
The women also accused officials of treating their community unfairly because of caste.
They said a pipeline carries fresh water to two nearby villages, while their colony does not get enough.
They also alleged that their local MP refused to help because they had not supported him.
The report does not include replies from the officials or the MP.
The women want the water supply restored and warned they may step up their protest.
Women from Panchalingala’s SC Colony staged a late-night road protest with empty vessels on Sunday.
They said their locality had gone without water for two weeks while other communities received regular supply.
The protesters alleged caste-based discrimination and said repeated appeals to officials had not resolved the crisis.
They accused Kurnool MP Bastipati Nagaraju of declining to intervene because they had not supported him.
They demanded uninterrupted fresh water and warned they could demolish a pipeline serving Gondiparla and E. Thadrapadu.
- Who
- Women from Panchalingala’s SC Colony, who accused authorities of neglect and alleged caste-based discrimination.
- What
- They protested a reported two-week interruption to water supply and demanded uninterrupted fresh water.
- Where
- Panchalingala village in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Sunday night; they said the supply had been stopped for two weeks.
- Why
- The women said their colony lacked water while other communities and nearby villages received supply.
Protesters’ allegations
Official response
Water supply disparity
Protesters’ allegations
Women from Panchalingala’s SC Colony say their water supply has been stopped for two weeks while other communities receive water, and allege caste-based discrimination.
Official response
The report gives no response from local authorities to the allegations.
MP’s alleged response
Protesters’ allegations
The women say Kurnool MP Bastipati Nagaraju told them he would not respond because they had not supported him.
Official response
The report does not include a response from Nagaraju.
Pipeline and threatened action
Protesters’ allegations
The women say a pipeline supplies Gondiparla and E. Thadrapadu around the clock while their colony lacks adequate water; they warned they may demolish the pipeline if the crisis is not addressed.
Official response
The report does not include a response from former Rajya Sabha member TG Venkatesh or the villages named.
Key facts
- Location
- Panchalingala village, Kurnool
- Affected locality
- SC Colony
- Reported duration
- Women said water had been stopped for two weeks.
- Protest
- Women staged a late-night road protest with empty vessels on Sunday night.
- Key demand
- Uninterrupted fresh-water supply to the SC Colony
- Villages named in pipeline allegation
- Gondiparla and E. Thadrapadu
- Threatened action
- The women warned they would demolish the pipeline if the crisis was not resolved.
Sources
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