Packaged water units enter fourth day strike

Chennai | Sunday | 1st March, 2020

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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: As packaged drinking water units continued their indefinite strike for the third consecutive day on Saturday, many areas in the city, including Kodambakkam, T Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Koyambedu, and Perambur faced a shortage of water cans. In Tiruchy, 23 of the 31 packaged drinking water units were found to be operating without license and were sealed. There are a total of 420 packaged drinking water units in Chennai and only 128 of them operate with the certificate. On an average, about 2-2.5 lakh water cans are supplied everyday. In Tiruchy, the sealed units were supplying 75 per cent of water, said sources..