They said there is brewing resentment among the displaced persons of Jagti Township and TRT Nagrota who are the most affected people on this count in these hot days of Summer.

In a joint statement by senior leader of the community M.K.Yogi and president Displaced Kashmiri Pandit Front (DKPF) Vinod Pandita have Jointly expressed grave concern over the acute shortage of pure drinking water in Jagti township and the woes and worries the community is facing in these hot days. They have appealed Lt. Governor, Chief Secretary and Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner J&K to immediately take the cognizance of this urgent and important issue and get the needful done on war footing so that displaced community living in exile here and TRT Nagrota feel a sigh of relief and comfort.

They have also appealed for ensuring that regular supply of pure drinking water in Jagti Township, TRT Nagrota and other camps is maintained at all costs keeping in view the scorching heat and summer season.

Vishal Jotshi, Jyoti Dhar, Ashok Kumar Koul, Vinod Bhat, Dazy Dhar, Palvi Sharma, Suraj Jotshi and Karuna members of DKPF also demanded early resolving the water crisis in the town.

Meanwhile Jagti Tenement Committee (JTC) and Soan Kashmir Front led by Lalita Pandita its chairperson in a meeting said water crisis is an old problem in Jagti township and despite the repeated pleas for one decade the authorities failed to settle it.

Addressing the meeting Kashinath Bhat president, JTC, Sumit Pandita, vice president, Ravi Koul, organizer and Rakesh Koul general secretary said the water crisis however take critical turn during Monsoon season adding to the hardships of people.