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Jalore Highway Blocked Over Water Crisis; Women Protest, Say Paying ‘700 Rupees for Tankers’
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News18•28-09-2026, 07:33
Jalore Highway Blocked Over Water Crisis; Women Protest, Say Paying ‘700 Rupees for Tankers’
- •Villagers in Otwala, Jalore, blocked the Jalore-Sayla Highway, protesting a severe drinking water crisis.
- •Women, distressed by 15 days of no water supply, stated they are forced to pay 600-700 rupees for private water tankers.
- •Protesters alleged water is reaching agricultural wells in Sayla while villages lack drinking water, demanding an investigation.
- •Officials assured alternative water supply from a tube well in Kharal, leading to the end of the two-hour highway blockade.
- •The crisis deepened due to the closure of Narmada Canal water for 10 days; restoration may take another 10 days.
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Villagers and women blocked the Jalore-Sayla Highway because a severe drinking water crisis left their homes without a regular supply for about 15 days, forcing families to spend 600 to 700 rupees on private tankers.
According to PHED Junior Engineer Ramgopal Meena, the drinking water shortage was caused by the suspension of water coming from the Narmada Canal via Gujarat for about 10 days, which exhausted departmental supplies in Tetrol.
PHED officials, the Sayla Tehsildar, and local police negotiated with the protesters for about two hours, assuring them that an alternative water supply would be activated from a tube well in Kharal to clear the blockade.
