Shadow Correspondent
Samba, 31 May:
Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu, and Former Minister, S. Manjit Singh has expressed concern over deepening crisis of drinking water shortage in Kandi belt where the Jal Shakti Department has failed to ensure supply of the water amid the constant soaring of the temperature.
As per a press release, S. Manjit Singh conducted an extensive tour of the Kandi areas in Parmandal and met the villagers in various areas to know about their condition in these summers when the temperature has crossed 44 Degree Celsius.
During the visit, he expressed his shock over learning the ground reality of the inability of the authorities to provide the drinking water to the affected villages where the people have to purchase the drinking water through private tankers.
“The Govt has not been able to supply water through the Jal Shakti tankers and tap water system.
The people are suffering because of the heat wave, and it appears, the system of Jal Shakti Department has collapsed badly,” he stated.
He said that the authorities should have constituted teams to assess the situation and send them on the ground, but no one is concerned about the poor villagers who have been compelled to purchase their water for drinking water.
He said that “It becomes a moral duty of the authorities to arrange drinking water and supply it through the department’s own tankers.”
Meanwhile, he also said that the electricity supply has also disrupted the water supply system. He said that unscheduled electricity cuts have hampered the normal life of the people, and the JPDCL appears to be incompetent.
“The people are suffering in Jammu’s Kandi Belt due to the constant long unscheduled power cuts and the Govt should streamline the system to give some relief to the people,” he added.
