Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 30: Electricity and water crisis worsened in Jammu as the intense heat wave conditions continued to prevail here with maximum temperature recording above 40 degrees Celsius mark for the ninth day today.
The city and its adjoining areas faced power cut and water shortage for many hours.
"There is no electricity supply since last evening even after the Power Minister's order not to cut power," Vicky Mahajan, a resident of Tallab Tillo area of the city, said.
Power Minister Sunil Sharma on May 28 had instructed the department that no planned shutdown would be allowed in the region till further orders.
It is a crude joke. We were forced to spend sleepless nights in open due to power breakdown last night, Sanjay Shan of Dokh Paloura locality said, adding the area also faced acute water shortage.
Arun Kumar, a Public Health Engineering (PHE) department employee, admitted shortage of water and said the department had pressed into service three water tankers to cope up with the crisis.
We have a large area in our responsibility. We prefer to send water tankers first to the areas which have no supply lines, he said.
Other parts of the city, including Toph Sherkhania, Trikuta Nagar, Narwal, Gandhi Nagar, Janipur, Bhagwati Nagar, Chhani Himmat and Durga Nagar also faced erratic power and water supply. |
