People continue to suffer despite tall claims of restoration of power & water supply by the concerned officers.

SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI JANUARY 09:– Despite tall claims by the SEs & Executive Engineers of the Power Development Department (PDD) & Jal Shakti Department (PHE) about restorations of electricity & water supply in most parts of the district, the inhabitants of many areas of the district alleges crises of these essential services for hours together.
A strong protest was held today at Chaprian (Jawahar Nagar) in Ward No.5 Rajouri against the Jal Shakti department and the protesters blocked the Rajouri-Kalakot-Jammu road for more than one hour alleging the department has failed to provide drinking water to their area for the last about one month.
“Despite several representations to SE, Executive Engineer, these officers didn’t bother to mitigate our problems. The protest was against to wake them from the deep slumber and to assess the people’s problems on the spot” the protesters said.
Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti visited the protesters and assured for early restoration of regular water supply to the area.
Meanwhile, Vikas Kundal, District Development Commissioner (DDC) on Sunday visited various grid stations and water pumping stations and took a firsthand assessment of progress in the restoration of power and drinking water supply disrupted due to recent incessant rains and snowfall.
The DDC visited Thudi Grid Station along with SE Power Development Department, Sandeep Seth, EXN EMRE, Noretam Kumar, EXN Jal Shakti, Mushtaq Ahmed, EXN STD, and other staff of the power division.
“Power in Rajouri town and in its adjoining areas has been restored except for the Kotranka areas,” said Sandeep Seth.
Grid station at Thudi had developed some technical snag due to overload & the officials are trying to rectify it at the earliest.
The DDC directed the Executive Engineer /EMRE to ensure power supply in the Kotranka and Thanamandi areas at the earliest.
Out of 120 feeders, 90 are functioning properly, the DDC was informed.
About the water supply status in the Rajouri town, Jal Shakti officers informed the DDC that the concerned officers are regulating the supply besides the people are being provided water through tankers.