Adyala Road residents set up protest camp against WASA.

RAWALPINDI -- The residents of Adyala Road on Thursday staged protest against Water and Sanitation Agency for not resolving acute water shortage in the area for the past six months.

The water shortage issue was aggravating in several areas including UC Daman Syedan, Mumtaz Market, Ali Town, and Khayaban-e-Jinnah.

The area residents said that there have been several protests against the WASA department, but no attention was paid by the quarters concerned.

"There is severe water crisis in the areas adjacent to Adyala Road. Tanker mafia is active in the area. A water tanker is being sold for Rs 6,000 to 7,000 by the tanker mafia," the protesters said.

The protestors warned that if water availability was not ensured even after the protest, then Adyala Road would be closed for one day.

The WASA officials on the issue responded that water was...