In the Palghar district of Maharashtra, more than 370 village labourers, referred to as "gram sevaks", have taken an indefinite leave of absence in protest at the villagers` "audit" of the work being done under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Palghar taluka`s protesting gram sevaks claim they are unfairly singled out because they were not involved in the conception or implementation of the initiatives, reported PTI.