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Suhail Bhat Srinagar, Apr 29: Around 900 landowners who have given their valuable land to the Jal Shakti Department (erstwhile PHE) for the establishment of water supply schemes in Kashmir have been left in the lurch as a result of the Government’s indecision in granting them promised jobs and compensation. Several landowners told Excelsior that they donated the land to the department after being promised a permanent job for one of their family members or compensation at market rates. They claimed […] ....
Handwara village complains of contaminated water supply Handwara village complains of contaminated water supply Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, July 24 : Residents of Pohtutepeth village in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district accused the Jal Shakti Department of supplying contaminated water to their village. The residents complained that they are being supplied contaminated water as the filtration plant that was sanctioned in their area is yet to take shape. “The filtration plant was sanctioned to this area at an estimated cost of Rs 3 crore. However, the department built a reservoir instead of filtration plant wherein water is being stored from Pohru river and supplied to the residents without any treatment,” residents said, adding that the hefty amount was withdrawn by some people without the construction of filtration plant. ....
Suhail Bhat Srinagar, Jan 29: As the temperature remains several notches below the freezing point, people are struggling with a water crisis because of freezing water taps, springs and supply lines across Kashmir. Kashmir valley is reeling under an intense cold wave since the heavy snowfall earlier this month. The intense cold has resulted in the freezing of water supply lines and water bodies in several areas, including Dal lake. The freezing of water pipes has caused water crisis across the Valley with people adopting different ways to de-freeze the water pipes. “All the water pipes that carry water to my house are blocked for last one month. Every day it takes me almost 2-3 hours to defreeze the water pipes, and my success rate is low. I have used every means to prevent the freezing, but I have failed to ensure the uninterrupted water supply,” Nasir Ahmad, a resident of Srinagar told Excelsior. ....