Jammu City Residents Protest Against PHE and PDD over Water and Power Crisis

Residents of Jammu city protested against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Power Development Department (PDD) on Monday, led by Sunil Dimple, president of Mission Statehood. The residents are facing a severe water crisis, with many areas receiving drinking water only once in three days, and prolonged power cuts creating a "drought-like situation." The decades-old water supply project from ShetaliNagrota to Jammu has been defunct, with damaged pipelines and no substitute system in place. The protesters are demanding immediate restoration of water supply and tanker services, as well as financial relief for flood victims.

Key Takeaways:

Residents of Jammu city are facing a severe water crisis, with many areas receiving drinking water only once in three days.
The decades-old water supply project from ShetaliNagrota to Jammu has become defunct, with damaged pipelines and no substitute system in place.
The protesters are demanding immediate restoration of water supply and tanker services.
The government has not provided financial aid to flood victims, and the protesters are demanding free ration for three months, exemption of school fees, and 200 units of free electricity.
Prominent leaders including Ashok Sharma, S. Vikram Singh, and Balwant Kumar joined the protest.
The protesters warned of mass road blockades if immediate restoration of water supply and tanker services is not ensured.

Statistics:

Water supply project from ShetaliNagrota to Jammu is decades old and has become defunct.
Residents are receiving drinking water only once in three days for just 10 minutes.
50% of the residents are facing severe water scarcity.
200 units of free electricity is being demanded for flood victims.
The protest was led by Sunil Dimple, president of Mission Statehood.

Sources:

"Jammu Residents Protest Against PHE and PDD Over Water and Power Crisis" by The Northlines, dated 2025.