The incessant climbing of stairs to fetch water have taken a toll on the health of the residents, especially the women. "Most of the residents are middle-aged and suffer from health ailments like heart disease, rheumatism and arthritis. Thanks to the weight of the buckets filled with water, as well as the climbing exercise, their health has started deteriorating," said one of the women residents.

The residents even complained that Bhosale and his men are not allowing the society to raise a security wall around or even to close the gate saying that the building is without permission.

Bhosale too filed a complaint against Micheal Brown, head of the local Congress unit, who has been spearheading the residents' agitation.

On Wednesday, when Bhosale's karyakartas arrived at the building and the contractors of the corporation started working, Brown too reached the spot and told them to stop the work, as the proximity of the drainage to the drinking water lines could create a problem.

Bhosale allegedly threatened Brown warning him `not to interfere in the issue'. Though the work stopped temporarily, both Brown and Bhosale filed complaints against each other in the Lakshminagar police chowki.

"The people from PMC also visited the spot and agreed that the work - of the drainage line in close proximity to the water pipeline - was bound to cause damage and needs to be stopped," said Simranjit Singh, one of the residents.