India, April 16 -- With taps running dry for over 24 hours, residents of housing societies in Undri and Mohammadwadi staged protests outside their complexes on Wednesday, holding empty buckets and water cans to highlight the severity of the ongoing water crisis triggered by a tanker strike.

The protests began around 4 pm across multiple societies, including Nyati Ethos and Nyati Evara, where residents, many of them senior citizens, gathered and raised slogans against the lack of water supply.

The disruption followed a strike by private tanker operators, who halted services after recent enforcement action by traffic police targeting violations and unsafe driving practices.

Residents said the crisis has once again exposed the long-standi...