Jammu, 23 May (H.S.): An important meeting was organized in the Panada area of Majalta under the chairmanship of Sarpanch Rajesh Sharma regarding the continuously increasing public problems in Udhampur.

Senior leader Pawan Khajuria, along with a large number of prominent local residents and social activists, attended the meeting. Serious concern was expressed over the continuously deteriorating basic facilities in Udhampur.

Addressing the meeting, Pawan Khajuria said that the undeclared power cuts in Udhampur have completely affected the lives of the common people. Due to long hours of electricity outages during the intense summer heat, students, traders, farmers, and ordinary families are facing severe difficulties. He said that despite the government’s tall claims, the power supply system appears to have completely collapsed at the ground level.

He also expressed concern over the water crisis and said that people in several rural and urban areas are struggling even for drinking water. Due to departmental negligence and administrative indifference, the common public is facing hardships every day, while the responsible officials remain confined only to paperwork and statistics.

The issue of damaged and neglected roads was also strongly raised during the meeting. Speakers said that many roads in the district have been in miserable condition for years. Due to potholes and incomplete construction work at various places, traveling has become risky for the public. In rural areas, the situation becomes so bad during the rainy season that people even find it difficult to step out of their homes. Claims of spending crores of rupees are made, but development is nowhere visible on the ground.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar