In a statement KPC senior vice president, Tej Pandita said it is deeply distressing to note that Jagti township, TRT Nagrota camp, and other migrant colonies present a grim and heartbreaking picture.

He said continuous heavy rainfall has exposed the shocking and alarming deterioration of the migrant quarters. Leaking roofs, cracked walls, severe water seepage, damp and unhealthy living conditions, collapsing ceilings, and dangerously weakened structures have rendered many of these homes unfit and unsafe for human habitation. Constructed as temporary shelters over two decades ago these ageing quarters have now become enduring symbols of official neglect, administrative apathy and the prolonged suffering of the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community, rather than meaningful rehabilitation.

Equally distressing is the shortage of safe drinking water in several migrant colonies. Access to clean water is a basic human right, yet many displaced families continue to struggle for this essential necessity. Every spell of rain brings fresh anxiety, as families fear collapsing roofs, electrical hazards, and further damage to their already fragile homes.

Pandita said this is not merely an issue of damaged buildings or inadequate civic amenities. It is a humanitarian crisis, a Constitutional responsibility, and a test of our national conscience.

He said an entire generation has grown up in exile. Thousands of young Kashmiri Pandits have never seen the homes of their ancestors, while many elderly victims passed away with the unfulfilled dream of returning to their homeland in peace and dignity. Justice delayed for thirty-seven years has become justice denied, Pandita added.

The Government of Jammu & Kashmir, under the leadership of the Lieutenant Governor, the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary, and the Relief & Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), must treat this issue as an urgent humanitarian priority. A comprehensive structural audit of all migrant quarters should be undertaken immediately, followed by time-bound repair and renovation of unsafe buildings, improvement of drainage and sanitation systems, assured supply of safe drinking water, and the creation of a permanent maintenance mechanism for every migrant colony, he added.