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Watch: Man sits on flooded road to protest against waterlogging in his house in Vasai, Maharashtra

Ashok Talajya, a 70-year-old resident of Vasai, has reportedly been asking the authorities since 2017 to have the drains cleaned.

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Jul 20, 2021 · 01:02 pm

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