Failure of JMC, UT Admn to make advance preparation: Sawhney

PCC gen secy Yogesh Sawhney addressing press conference in Jammu on Friday. — Excelsior/Rakesh
PCC gen secy Yogesh Sawhney addressing press conference in Jammu on Friday. — Excelsior/Rakesh

Damage, water-logging in Jammu City

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, July 29: PCC general secretary and former minister Yogesh Sawhney today alleged that UT Administration and JMC authorities have totally failed to make preparations in advance in view of rainy reason and prevent massive damages due to rains and flash floods.
Addressing press conference at Party office today, Sawhney said that immense damage caused to the city roads and lanes and water logging, in various parts of Jammu city is the result of total failure of the JMC and J&K Administration in handling the situation.
He said the JMC failed to make advance preparations before onset of rainy season and the Mayor and Dy Mayor should resign on the moral grounds as they failed to act timely and save people from devastation due to flood furry. Click here to watch video
Sawhney accused the Jammu Municipal Corporation of totally failing during this time in handling the situation, stating that the JMC did not prepare in advance for something that happens every year and therefore, let more damage happen that could have been prevented with preparation.
He also highlighted the poor condition of the Jammu city affected by the rains in the past few days. Holding up pictures of the damaged areas, Sawhney blamed the JMC for the immense damage caused. He said that due to heavy rains in the last few days, there was damage and waterlogging in the entire Jammu city. We witnessed a total breakdown of Jammu and it is the complete failure of JMC and J&K’s administration.
“This is a massive failure of Jammu Municipal Corporation, and the Congress party demands the resignation of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor from their posts on account of this failure”, Sawhney said.
Sawhney also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families of the two pilots, one of whom belonged to RS Pura, who lost their lives in the IAF’s MiG aircraft crash incident at Barmer district in Rajasthan, calling it a ‘great loss and unfortunate incident.
Sahil Sharma, spokesperson JKPCC, Dr Ramakant Khajuria vice president DCC, Uttam Singh and Arif Malik also accompanied.