Bogor – Residents in Ciawi, Bogor, took to the street on Monday protesting the activities of some drinking water supply companies which they accused of damaging roads in their neighborhood.

People in two villages in Ciawi staged the protest by sealing off the road leading to the companies' water collection points and occupied a water refill depot run by the errant companies.

The residents of Cibeduk and Banjar Baru villages said that the 8 kilometer road connecting their villages with Ciawi was badly damaged, as indicated by the potholes and puddles dotting the road, and accused the private company, CV Mata Air Pangrango, of being responsible for causing the damage.

"We usually live peacefully. The roads were well-paved but now it's different," local leader Marzuki said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Responding to the outcry, head of Ciawi sub-district Ade Hasrat said that he would enforce regulation more strictly. "The road can only withstand at most five tons of load and we will ensure that that is enforced," he said.