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| People collecting rain water to quench thirst: Harsh Dev | | | 
EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, July 24: Peeved over the govt for turning averse to matters of public importance especially the Deptt of Jal Shakti in particular, Harsh Dev Singh Chairman JKNPP and former Minister said the resultant hardships faced by the common masses had remained unabated thus ridiculing the BJP’s tall claims of ‘Achey Din’ and ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. He said people in the rural areas and the hinterland have been deprived of potable water which is the necessity of life. He divulged that while the people are yearning for water supply in the far flung areas, the administration has bizarrely turned apathetic and callous towards the shrill cries of the rural dwellers.
Harsh was addressing a series of public meetings at various villages of Ramnagar and Chenani tehsils.
Addressing the people, he said that Jal Shakti Deptt has failed not only to fulfil their constitutional obligations and the directions given by the Supreme Court but its officers are also guilty of criminal negligence and evasion/non-performance of their duties as public servants.
Woes have not ended here, as several residents of the hinterland have now become dependent on the monsoons. They are compelled to collect rainwater in the earthen pots to quench their thirst and meet other requirements in a heart wrenching situation. Is this a ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ for which the Saffron Party persistently cock- a- hoop?, Harsh took a jibe at the BJP.
Expressing anguish over the sorry state of affairs running in rural belt, Singh further regretted that not only the scarcity of drinking water in majority of villages but the supply of contaminated water in other villages is often reported to have caused serious health problems like cholera, diarrhea, dysentery and Hepatitis-A. Referring to the reports of huge irregularities and bungling committed in the execution of various water supply schemes in district Udhampur, he said that while huge funds have been shown to be expended on water supply schemes, there is hardly any visible impact on the ground,” said Harsh.
He rued that resentment amongst the general masses and local people is growing with every passing day which could trigger law and order problems in the days to come. |
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