Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 27: Apni Party Provincial President Jammu and former Minister, S Manjit Singh today expressed concern over unscheduled power cuts and irregular drinking water supply in Jammu City.
Speaking at a meeting organised by Apni Trade Union State President Ajaz Kazmi here in Ward number 5, the former minister discussed the issues faced by the people in Jammu City.
“The Govt has claimed that they are providing electricity 24/7 in the city but it is not happening on the ground. The ground reality is contradictory to the claims made by the administration,” he said, expressing anguish over the plight of the residents and business community.
He said that the temperature in Jammu is soaring day by day and the summer season has become unbearable especially when the PDD fails to ensure round the clock electricity even in metered areas.
“The metering of Jammu appears to be an exercise which has wasted Govt money with a false promise to provide electricity without curtailment but the situation remains the same as it was one decades back,” he said.
He blamed the PDD for failing to project the demands and requirements of electricity that should be purchased for the summer season for consumers but the electricity shortage is not projected and the Govt is shown a rosy picture. Stressing that the Govt must purchase the needed electricity for the people, he also drew attention towards the worsening supply of drinking water in the city. He said that the city residents get drinking water supply once in four days. He further said that the ration in Govt depots was also not available on time and these issues should also be addressed by the Govt.
State President Apni Trade Union Ajaz Kazmi also spoke on the occasion and highlighted various issues of public concern.
The meeting was attended by Provincial Vice President Jammu, Ex MLA Prem Lal, Provincial President Trade Union Shafi Sheikh, State Coordinator SC Wing Bodh Raj Bhagat, Provincial President Jammu Youth, Vipul Bali, District Vice President Jammu Urban, Vaibhav Mattoo, District Secretary, Asif Choudhary, District President Legal Cell, Gourab Sharma, Media Coordinator, Sandeep Vaid, District Vice President Youth, Abhinav Gupta, Sanju Singh, Gurutej Singh, Rahi Paul, Zaheer Abbas, Shabir Malik and others.
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