KOLHAPUR: Residents from Rajiv Gandhi Vasahat, Lonar Vasahat and Tara Mill Vasahat areas, most of them women, on Tuesday protested over inadequate water supply since the last several months.The protesters sat on the road blocking the traffic moving into the city from Kawala Naka area for around 20 minutes. After the police arrived, the protesters marched towards divisional ward office of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).One of the women said that the water supply is inadequate in her locality since the last two years. "We have to wait until midnight to get adequate water. Sometimes we don't get water to our taps and have to depend on public taps which have been closed since the last couple of months," she said.The locals claimed that they are supplied water with four-inch diameter pipeline and as the population of the area has grown, the supply has become inadequate.Another protester said that some of them have requested to upgrade the area's water supply system. "We have been told that owing to illegal water connections and water theft they get inadequate water supply," she said.After the protesters moved to the divisional ward office, KMC's hydraulic engineer Suresh Kulkarni arrived at the spot and assured that the pipeline will be replaced and more water will be supplied.The locals said that they will resort to agitation once again if their concern is not resolved within eight days. "There is need to replace pipeline. We have received the request and it is under consideration," Kulkarni said.

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