PRAYAGRAJ, June 2 -- Owing to the ongoing development work in Sangam city-including the laying of a gas pipeline by a private company, the undergrounding of overhead power cables in separate phases, road broadening, and the shifting of streetlight poles from roadsides to the middle of the roads - the underground drinking water supply pipeline network is under strain.

At present, an average of two to three complaints regarding foul-smelling drinking water from different localities in the city are being reported daily to the Jal Kal department's control room (contact number: 9044406400).

According to Jal Kal department general manager Kumar Gaurav, an average of two to three complaints related to the supply of foul-smelling water are bein...