Overview
- Large protests, sit‑ins and road blockades have spread across Indore as residents demand steady drinking water and new overhead tanks.
- Hundreds of people marched to MLA Ramesh Mendola’s house and staged demonstrations in Palda, Vijay Nagar and other wards to press for immediate relief.
- The municipal corporation is running Narmada storage tanks and about 616 private plus 79 municipal tankers to distribute water while promising new overhead tanks and extra tanker deployment.
- Officials warn a major leak at the Naulakha/Navlakha pipeline may force shutdowns that would disrupt supply from about 34 overhead tanks and require complex repairs.
- The Water Supply Department is operating with roughly 53 percent of sanctioned posts vacant, leaving few engineers to monitor lines, fix leaks and expand Narmada connections that many colonies still lack, and nearby towns are reporting similar shortages.