Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 15: Former minister and senior Congress leader Yogesh Sawhney along with a team of Congress leaders, met the Chief Engineer, Jal Shakti/PHE Deptt today and discussed with him the current situation of water shortage across Jammu city.
He urged upon the officials to address the deepening water crisis issue on an urgent basis as people have been suffering due to water shortage for last one month. He said that there is an acute shortage of water in certain areas and they sought mitigation of water scarcity from the PHE officials today. Some areas haven’t had water supply for days which is causing a lot of problems, he said. He also stressed the need for bolstering the water supply infrastructure.
A team of PHE officials, along with Chief Engineer PHE Deptt was present to hear these concerns, comprising SE- PHE City Division MP Singh, Technical Officer to Chief Engineer Gucharan Singh and AEE PHE Dept Tonthli, Rajnish Kohli.
Sawhney was accompanied by a delegation of senior Congress leaders including vice president DCC Dr Ramakanth Khajuria, Sanjeev Sharma, Uttam Singh, Chander Sheikhar Sharma, Atul Sharma and Ram Magotra.
The delegation apprised the PHE officials of issues troubling people in Talab Tillo. The officials assured that all mechanical repairs and replacements in the area will be undertaken on the same day and the problem will be immediately resolved. They also discussed water connection issues in the expanding areas of Ban Talab where new colonies and residential areas are being set up but people are facing many challenges in getting water connections and supplies. The delegation talked about similar problems being faced in Kandi areas of Kathua and Samba district.
Sawhney asserted that there needs to be coordination between the PHE and PDD Dept, as well as the mechanical team, so that damaged infrastructure and machinery can be fixed or replaced in time. He also appealed to the administration to take measures to understand the causes of this crisis, if it’s mismanagement, if it’s pollution, if it’s lack of rains, or it’s a combination of all the above and then address the issue accordingly.
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