PANJIM, April 6 -- Team Herald

Residents of La Marvel Colony in Dona Paula, Panjim, have been grappling with a severe water shortage, with little to no supply over the past seven months.

Despite repeated appeals to the Chief Engineer of the PWD, Chief Minister, MLA Jennifer Monserrate, and CCP Mayor Rohit Monserrate, residents say no action has been taken and no explanation provided.

Residents suspect that the lack of water supply is due to illegal tapping and the granting of new water connections to large residential and commercial projects along the main PWD water line that feeds their colony. This, they believe, has severely affected the pressure and volume of water reaching their homes.

With the onset of summer, residents fear the...