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| Revamp pitiable condition of Bhour Camp Ward No 2: Munish urges administration | | Still denied basic civic amenities, allege residents | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 10: Editor-in-Chief, Early Times, Munish Gupta, on Friday castigated the authorities for failing in its duty to mitigate the sufferings of the residents of Bhour Camp, Ward No 2 adjoining Chatha area near Jammu Airport.
Munish, who would be contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Gandhi Nagar constituency, said, “It’s really sad state of affairs that the residents of Bhour Camp Ward No 2 are deprived of their basic right to carpeted roads, provision of proper sanitation and drainage facilities for the last so many years but no help was forthcoming from the administration or any of its agencies.”
He further said that the claims of the government of “unbiased, equitable development” do not hold good for Jammu city as several residential colonies like Bhour Camp are yet to be provided with basic civic amenities.
“The residents of Bhour Camp are still awaiting basic facilities even though they are living in an area which falls under municipal limits. The lopsided development of such localities is quite contradictory to Smart City concept,” said Munish.
“Authorities need to shrug off of its lackadaisical approach. I urge upon the administration to explore possibilities to revamp the pitiable condition of Bhour Camp,” he added.
Meanwhile, the residents of Bhour Camp, Ward No 2 while talking to Early Times said that despite being living in the area for more than three decades now and paying all kinds of taxes to the concerned authorities, they are still denied the basic civic amenities such as better roads, proper drainage and hygienic conditions in their surroundings.
“We are being forced to live in miserable conditions, as majority of the roads in our locality are in bad shape while waste is being dumped in the open and roads remain waterlogged due to poor drainage,” said the residents.
One of the residents, Ajit Singh said that despite taking several representations to the local leaders affiliated to different political parties as well as concerned officials of various agencies, no action has been taken to ameliorate the grievances of the inhabitants.
“Fed up of their (politicians and officials) lackadaisical attitude towards our demands, we decided to approach media to highlight our problems with a hope that it may bring some change for the much needed relief,” said Ajit Singh.
“Only some roads in our colony are in a good shape while the others are full of potholes, inviting accidents every other day. The sewerage and the drainage system are in a pathetic condition. There is no proper arrangement for sewage disposal and the sewerage drains are choked with dirty water which is out in the open, emitting foul smell and affecting the eco-system. Due to poor drainage, roads remain waterlogged and have become a breeding ground for mosquitoes,” he added.
While another resident, Nar Singh said that most of the drains in the area have been choked with solid waste, polythene bags and other waste materials adding that the entire drainage system needs to be completely desilted and overhauled as it has never been cleansed for the last so many years.
“The defunct drainage system in the area needs to be fixed. Majority of drains are overflowing due to blockage caused by the accumulation of garbage. It is leading to water logging. Every now and then the drainage water enters our houses. The overall unhygienic condition in our locality is also a cause of concern for us. We are living in a hope that someday the things will change but don’t know when it would happen exactly,” said Singh. |
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