TIRUCHY: Tension gripped E-Pudur in Tiruchy on Friday when residents blocked vehicle movements demanding potable drinking water.

Around 100 families residing in Gandhi Nagar, E-Pudur, have been getting drinking water through the public pipeline. However, they didn't receive water for more than a week. Though the water supply resumed after several weeks, the quantity was insufficient.

They had approached the officials, who didn't provide a satisfactory solution. After this, a section of residents assembled at the E-Pudur-Panjapur main road on Friday, blocking the vehicle movement.

E-Pudur police and the Corporation officials rushed to the spot and held talks with the protesters. Upon assurance by the officials, the residents dispersed.