Scores of residents of Hanjiwera Payeen village of Pattan town including women today blocked Srinagar Muzafarabad national highway to protest the scarcity of water.
Protesters raised slogans against the PHE Department for not providing drinking water in the area. The protesters halts traffic on the highway.
Locals alleged they are facing immense problems due to non-availability of drinking water and that too in this holy month of Ramadan.
“For what sin we are being punished. Isn’t water ours need”, one of the protestor said. Meanwhile Police rushed to the spot and used several teargas shells to restore traffic on National highway.