Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 9: Former Minister and vice president, Pradesh Congress Committee Raman Bhalla today took the Coalition Government to the task for prevailing power and water crisis in Jammu region.
Addressing the protesters who had blocked the road at Digiana Pulli today, Bhalla said the city has plunged into a major power and water crisis as the Power Development Department (PDD) and the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department have been caught unprepared to deal with rising mercury. Leave aside scheduled electricity curtailment, unbridled unscheduled power cuts, especially during night hours; voltage fluctuations and frequent tripping of transmission lines have made the situation unbearable for the residents, he added.
The Congress leader while lambasting the coalition said what is more disturbing for the people is that the electricity crisis has severely affected the water supply across Jammu, with the PHE Department giving excuse of erratic power supply for the same. Jammu city alone, having a population of around 15 lakh, has been facing the shortage of two million gallons of water daily, he added.
The protest was organized by Ex Corporator Satish Sharma. Prominent among those present on the occasion include Suman Choudhary, Bansi Lal, Sant Kumar, Ashok Kumar,Arvind Kumar, Kamlesh Kumara, Sudesh Devi Dayavanti and Amarnath.
They were protesting by blocking the road against worst ever water and power crisis in the area.
Bhalla pacified the protesters after he called the Executive Engineer who reached the spot and assured him that needful will be done in shortest possible time. He pointed out that unprecedented power and water crisis in the whole State in general and Jammu province in particular was result of the failure on the part of present Government. He said that situation in Jammu province has virtually turned out of control due to severe shortage of drinking water and worst ever power crisis during scorching heat.
Bhalla later while addressing public gathering as a part of his continuous mass contact programme in Gandhi Nagar Constituency to listen to grievances of people, said both the coalition partners continue slogans and rhetoric on core issues vitiating the atmosphere in the State.
Criticizing the working of coalition former Minister said that it has miserably failed to address the issues of youth and has shown no concern for their welfare and brought no innovative schemes for the gainful employment as also the employability of the youth of the State. He said that the governance failures writ large in almost every field, adding to the miseries of each and every section of the society.
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