Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 17: Expressing serious concern over the erratic power supply and scarcity of essential commodities including ration, hospital supplies and LPG in the Valley, CPI (M) State Secretary and MLA, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said the government must ensure that people in Kashmir are not neglected and sufficient arrangements are made before a snowfall in the Valley.
In a statement issued here today, Tarigami said the prevailing poor power supply has virtually left the life in Valley out of gear and the people face tremendous hardships due non availability of ration, sugar, kerosene oil and LPG.
"Not only the freezing temperature but the unscheduled power cuts and inadequate supply of LPG cylinders has aggravated the situation further. The authorities seem hardly bothered about the problems faced by the common people in Valley," the CPI (M) leader remarked.
He said that unfortunately the same situation is being repeated every winter soon after the Darbar moves to Jammu and the people of the Valley are left helpless. "People here are being devoid of basic amenities. No power schedule is being followed on ground and even metered areas are facing long and unscheduled power cuts much to the annoyance of public," he added. The CPI (M) leader said to meet the challenges of winter vagaries, the higher ups in the administration need to ensure a better coordination between different departments especially those providing essential services. "Though an early weather warning system is in place but in absence of the required resources mobilization, weather alerts do not serve any purpose," he said. He also urged the state government to meet the hospital requirements and services for all specialty departments before the snowfall in valley. "With chilly winters, there is a surge in different diseases in Kashmir so that government should also review its arrangements and take stock of supplies in hospitals especially in rural areas of Kashmir," the CPI (M) leader observed. |
