Rohtak, June 2 -- Protesting for a separate pipeline for drinking water, hundred of residents of Chainat village of Hansi district blocked the Hansi-Barwala road for nearly two-and-a-half hours. They were demanding a water connection for their village, said officials on Monday.

The blockade was lifted after a meeting with administration and protest committee. The villagers then agreed to suspend their dharna till Tuesday and the traffic on the Hansi-Barwala road resumed after nearly two-and-a-half hours.

Earlier during the day, the villagers reached the site carrying hammers and iron rods and allegedly tried to damage the pipeline passing through the village. When they failed to break the pipeline, they staged a road blockade, disruptin...