Residents of Sopore locality rue lack of basic facilities

Sopore, Dec 17: The residents of Mahrajpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district rued lack of basic amenities in the area and demanded attention of higher-ups in this regard.
Scores of residents said that their locality is completely ignored by the government, despite it being barely one kilometer away from main town Sopore. The locality lacks basic amenities of life, they said, adding that it is facing acute shortage of drinking water, poor drainage facility and dilapidated inner link roads.

“The area has been neglected by successive governments and nobody seems to be taking our issues seriously,” residents said.
Residents also alleged that they are reeling under hours of power cuts daily and despite repeated requests to the PDD no attention is being given to their plight.

"We are facing hardships due to the pesky power cuts during day and night hours which makes our life much miserable in this chilly cold season. If PDD is unable to provide uninterrupted scheduled power supply then they don't have the right to charge us for electricity as per newly installed smart electric meters,” Haji Ghulam Hassan Guru, one of the local residents said.

The residents further said that whenever there are little rains they cause water logging in the entire area which, as per them, was the result of faulty drainage system in the locality.
They said that they have repeatedly brought these issues to notice of concerned higher ups several times, but on ground nothing has been done.

Residents are suffering badly as the local administration is least bothered about the worst condition of the locality which is putting lives of people in trouble. The residents appealed to the LG Manoj Sinha and district administration Baramulla to resolve their problems as soon as possible so that they will not have to suffer.