31/08/2025
Jammu Grapples with Water and Power Crisis Amid Disaster: Rajeev Charak
BJP Vice President slams staff shortage in departments; demands regular recruitment and debt waiver for victims
Jammu, August 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jammu & Kashmir State Vice President Rajeev Charak said that the recent natural disaster has exposed the fragile infrastructure in the Jammu region, leaving people to struggle for basic necessities like water and electricity.
Charak stated that both the Jal Shakti (Public Health Engineering) and Power Departments are operating mainly on daily-wage workers as successive retirements were never followed by fresh recruitments. He emphasized that these departments are the backbone during emergencies and therefore, the government must immediately ensure permanent recruitments while also securing the future of daily wagers.l life
Filtration Plant Damaged, New Tube Wells Lying Idle Highlighting the plight of several localities including Bahu Fort, Narwal Wala, Bathindi, Raika, Gujjar Colony, Sunjwan, and Channi Himmat, Charak pointed out that these areas receive water supply from the Boria Filtration Plant at Bahu Fort. The plant’s tube wells have been severely damaged due to floods, worsening the crisis.
He further revealed that new tube wells constructed at Channi Himmat, Channi Ram, and Rajiv Nagar Narwal Bala remain non-functional. “These must be connected and made operational immediately to ensure uninterrupted water supply, especially when people need water most for sanitation and cleaning after the floods,” he said.
Expressing concern over damaged road infrastructure, Charak said that several hilly areas of Jammu division have been cut off from hospitals. Many people lost their lives in accidents and injuries due to the absence of timely medical treatment. He demanded that the government deploy air ambulance services at the earliest, warning that otherwise the state government will be held responsible for avoidable deaths.
Charak further advocated for a loan waiver for all disaster-hit families. “If farmers and locals have taken loans under the Kisan Credit Card or any other scheme, those should be waived off. With everything destroyed, they are in no position to repay installments,” he said.
