CPM demands daily drinking water supply in GVMC’s 22nd ward
CPI(M) leaders in Visakhapatnam have protested to demand daily drinking water supply for residents of the city's 22nd ward. They allege that the government is prioritizing industrial water needs over the basic requirements of local citizens.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing tension between industrial development and basic public utility access in rapidly urbanizing regions.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders on Friday demanded daily drinking water supply to residents of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation’s (GVMC) 22nd ward. The party organised a protest at Shivajipalem Junction, seeking at least an hour of tap water supply every day.
CPI(M) former GVMC floor leader B. Gangarao alleged that the coalition government was planning to supply water to data centres and the Nakkapalli steel plant while residents were struggling for drinking water.
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