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AASU and AGSU organise protest rally on unsafe drinking water

It has been a week that the Padum Pukhuri area of Uzan Bazar area has been facing epidemic symptoms of Diarrhea among its residents, majorly in the Horizon Colony. The continuous negligence of the authorities has increased the victim toll to nearly 50 out of with there has been three casualties including a nine year old child. The All Assam Students Union( AASU) and All Guwahati Students Union(AGSU) members unitedly has taken out a protest rally from Sahid Nyas to GMC, Uzan Bazar Office on Wednesday. The protesters carried banners and chanted slogans on the way. The activists are demanding supply of safe and hygienic drinking water to the city residents. The agitators Gheraod the Municipal office as a part of their protest and demanded immediate steps from the authorities to provide pure drinking. Pranjal Baruah
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