Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jayesh Gupta today expressed grave concern over the growing water crisis across the entire Jammu region amid severe heat wave which has gripped the entire region.
Addressing a press conference here today, Jayesh Gupta said that over the past week, several places, particularly Jammu city, have faced major water and power shortages, leading to public protests. He added that water supply is not regular in almost the entire of the Jammu city and its peripheries.
He said residents throughout the region are grappling with severe water shortages, often resorting to purchase water from private tankers at exorbitant rates. This situation is not merely an inconvenience but a profound disruption of daily life, affecting health, hygiene, and overall well-being.
“The situation has become all the more critical with mercury breaching 40 degrees Celsius”, Gupta said and lambasted the administration for pushing the people to wall during the current spell of the brute heat wave across the Jammu region, especially Jammu City.
Jayesh said the heat wave has triggered a severe water and power crisis in several areas of the Jammu division, but authorities have failed to set up control rooms and appoint nodal officers in each district to cater to public complaints.
The AAP leader lamented that even after several years, there has been no progress on the ambitious Mega Chenab Water Scheme. “As water is a basic necessity of life, it is important to adopt a comprehensive and sustainable approach to address this recurring crisis,” Gupta asserted.
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