Srinagar, July 21 -- The much-publicized Jal Jeevan Mission, which promised to provide piped drinking water to every rural household under the slogan "Har Ghar Nal Se Jal," has come under intense scrutiny in the Charar-i-Sharief constituency, where residents continue to grapple with an acute water crisis.Despite extensive pipe-laying works by the Jal Shakti Department in villages such as Zaloosa, Rozabal, Baldara, Nowgam, and Branpathri, not a single functional water storage tank has been constructed. Locals say the ambitious project has failed to deliver even the basic promise of access to clean drinking water.The situation is especially dire during the summer months, when women, children, and the elderly are forced to walk several kilom...