Anderwan Kokernag residents demand potable water

Anantnag: Resentment is brewing among the residents of Anderwan Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district against the Jal Shakti department for its failure to provide drinking water facilities to the area. The residents of the area said the non-availability of drinking water in the area has punctured the tall claims of Jal Shakti department as […]

Four years on, Achabal Bridge awaits completion

Anantnag: Despite the passage of around four years the construction of a vital bridge in Tailwani area of Achabal hamlet in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is awaiting completion. The slow pace of work on the bridge has left the people high and dry. The residents of the area said the Roads and Building (R&B) Department […]

Ratnipora residents decry shortage of drinking water

Pulwama: The residents of Ratnipora village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday complained that they were facing acute storage of drinking water for the past several months. Aghast with the move, the visibly angry residents said the lackadaisical approach of the department has left the people to fend for themselves. The residents of Gouri […]

11 years on, Khahdar-Kapran bridge awaits completion

Anantnag: Even after elapse of over 11 years a vital bridge in Kapran hamlet of Anantnag district is awaiting completion. The delay in completion of work on bridge has left the locals at the receiving end. Locals from Khahdar Kapran, the last village of Dooru Shahabad constituency said that their area is lacking basic amenities […]

Pulwama residents demand completion of Koil-Narwah road

Pulwama: The residents of Koil, Narwah and its adjacent areas in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday appealed authorities to complete Koil-Narwah road. The residents of the area said that work on Koil-Narwah road was started last year, however, work was left half way leaving residents high and dry. They said the road is being […]

Broken Promises Pampore villages get unfiltered water

Work on filtration incomplete since a decade

Pulwama: Scores of villages in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are getting supply of unfiltered water as the concerned department has failed to complete the work on filtration plant of the area. The locals said they get unfiltered water supply scheme directly from the river. “A decade has passed since the work was […]

Macadamisation of road: Kulgam residents complain use of sub standard material

Kulgam: The residents of Arreh Mohanpora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday alleged that the concerned department used sub standard material for macadamisation of a vital road in the area. The locals said the road was macadamised a week ago but it developed potholes, exposing the use of sub standard material by the contractor. […]