Balaji Krupa Layout residents threaten to boycott voting over water supply

BENGALURU: The residents of Balaji Krupa layout in Byatarayanapura Assembly constituency have expressed outrage and claimed that they will boycott voting ahead of the Assembly polls over non-supply of Cauvery water.

Five years ago, the BWSSB pipeline was laid and residents of Balaji Krupa layout had paid lakhs towards deposit in the hope of getting Cauvery water connections. The BWSSB officials had informed that the water will be distributed every Saturday to every house in the layout. The residents claimed that they do not get water for more than one hour in a month.

The residents of Balaji Krupa layout claimed that they will  boycott voting over non-supply of Cauvery water.

In the layout, there are more than 400 houses and of those,  Cauvery water connection has been provided for 350 houses. The residents pay water bills every month even if they do not get water properly. They have appealed to the authorities concerned for many years, but no one has responded to their problems. Hence, they have decided to boycott voting in the upcoming elections.

Shakuntala, a resident of Balaji Krupa Layout

“We have faced water issues ever since we moved here five years ago. When we ask the authorities, they do not respond properly and say that they have informed their higher-ups. We pay our bills regularly, but still we are forced to buy water from tankers”, said Shakuntala, a resident of Balaji Krupa Layout.

Chowda Reddy, another resident of the Balaji Krupa Layout.

“We filed a complaint about the water supply, but they made numerous excuses. We informed the local MLA and that is why we have decided to boycott voting”, said Chowda Reddy, another resident of Balaji Krupa Layout.