Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: Sunil Dimple, President of Mission Statehood, on Sunday led a massive protest at Janipur High Court Road along with a large number of women, children, and elderly citizens against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Power Development Department (PDD). The protest was held in response to the acute shortage of drinking water and frequent power cuts in Jammu city.
Addressing the rally, Dimple alleged that Jammu is facing a “drought-like situation,” where residents are struggling without water to drink, cook, wash clothes, or maintain basic hygiene. He said the decades-old Shetali–Nagrota to Jammu water supply project has become completely defunct, with major pipelines from Shetali to Manda severely damaged.
He demanded that the government immediately introduce a parallel water supply system to ensure uninterrupted drinking water for the city. Dimple further alleged that despite collecting hefty tariffs, the PHE department continues to operate with outdated infrastructure. Many key posts of Executive Engineers (Xens), AEEs, and JEs remain vacant, forcing daily wagers to handle their responsibilities.
Highlighting health risks, Dimple warned that people are being forced to consume contaminated water from leaking pipelines. He cautioned that if the water supply is not restored immediately, the Mission Statehood movement will intensify the agitation and resort to mass road blockades.
Turning to the power crisis, Dimple said many transformers in Jammu city are damaged or burnt and remain unreplaced. He accused the PDD of “looting the poor,” by issuing inflated bills and pushing smart/prepaid metering while failing to ensure a regular electricity supply.
Demanding relief for the common people, Dimple urged the Chief Minister to provide 200 units of free electricity to all domestic consumers and warned of a strong agitation if prepaid smart meters are not rolled back.
Prominent leaders who joined the protest included Rekha Kumar, Sunita Devi, Swarna Devi, Tarsem Lal, Bramu, Rajinder Kumar, among others. Would you like me to also make this into a professional press release format (with dateline, subheadings, and crisp quotes) so it looks ready for newspaper publication?
