Panic buying as packaged water units go on strike

Chennai | Saturday | 29th February, 2020

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KV Navya ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: Homes and restaurants across the city are worried, now that packaged drinking water units have gone on an indefinite strike. On Friday, people were seen hoarding up water cans, expecting prices to go up in the coming days. “There are totally 420 packaged drinking water units in Chennai and only 128 of them operate with NOCs. Also, if this happens, illegal water units will see a surge in Tamil Nadu. HC directionPackaged drinking water units went on strike, after the Madras HC issued directions to shut down borewells from which some units were extracting water without requisite permission.