As monsoon downpour brought waterlogged roads to Surat’s Punagam area, residents of housing societies in the area protested against the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in a unique way. 

The enraged local women of Vikram Nagar Society, Santoshi Krupa Society, Netalde Park Society, and Chamunda Nagar Society protested against the corporation’s flaw by planting a flag of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the mud and waterlogged drainage holes.

The drainage system in these societies has been overflowing for six days. Despite repeated complaints, no action has been taken, according to reports.

The residents alleged that the corporation fines them if water overflows from their water tanks, but since the last six days, the drain water has been accumulating around our houses. “This is our way of protesting as it poses a health hazard for us,” said the locals.

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