Sopore Councilors meet Chief Engineer Jal Shakti, present demands
Sopore: Raising the issue of water scarcity across north Kashmir’s Sopore area, a delegation of the newly elected Councilors alongwith some senior citizens of Sopore town met the Chief Engineer Jal Shakti department Iftiqar Wani on Tuesday.
The councilors delegation lead by Masarat Kar included representatives of Model town, Mahrajpora and Sidiq colony Sopore appraised the chief engineer about the problems being faced by the residents of various areas of this north Kashmir town Sopore and other adjoining areas.
The delegation said that due to unscheduled water supply people have to face water shortage for months together and the issue has been left unattended for quite long.
“As the elected representatives, it is our duty to come forward to aware the government about the problems faced by the common masses here in our town,” Masarat Kar said.
She said that water schemes of the town should be upgraded as the town has expanded drastically and presently Sopore is deficient by 16 lakh Gallons of water.
She also demanded separate water schemes for Zaingeer and Model town areas.
The Chief Engineer gave a patient hearing to the problems being faced by the people of Sopore town and assured that immediate measures would be taken to look into the issues being faced by the people.
The Chief Engineer sanctioned an amount 20 lacs for water pumps and other minor works on water schemes.
Bilal Ahmad
