MT News Service
Jammu, June 10:
Corporator Sh. Pritam Singh along with the residents of Delli area in ward no. 55 held protest against PHE department outside the PHE Office.
The protest was in regard to the complaints received by Hon’ble Corporator regarding the shortage of water since a month.
As per press statement issued to mercury times, after the protest, a meeting was held by the Chief Engineer PHE and Hon’ble Corporator Sh. Pritam Singh along with the delegation of residents of delli area in ward no. 55.
Corporator Pritam Singh during the meeting said that in this scorching heat, the people of delli are suffering due to water shortage since a month and even after many complaints, since the past month no action has been taken or initiated by the PHE department to solve their problem.
He further said that if this problem of water shortage is not solved soon, he along with the people of delli will held protest against the PHE department by blocking the main kunjwani road and only Chief Engineer PHE and Executive Engineer will be responsible for everyone who suffers during the protest.
Chief Engineer PHE ensured the Hon’ble Corporator that the problem will be solved soon and nobody will suffer due to water shortage during the scorching heat.
At the end, Corporator appealed to the general public not to wander out of their houses unnecessarily as COVID-19 cases are on the rise again and only to go out when it’s important and while wearing masks and practicing social distancing.
Ashu Mehra,Tilak Raj, Rashpal Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, T.R. Sharma, Sandhu Ram, Sammi, Rajesh, BABU ram, Yashpal, Ashok Kumar and other prominent members of Brahman mohalla Deeli.