JAMMU, Jan. 9 -- The MLA of Jammu West, Arvind Gupta, on Friday visited Ward No. 32, Ajit Colony, to take stock of the long-standing problems related to damaged lanes and an inefficient drainage system that has caused severe hardship to residents for years.

He was accompanied by Deputy Mayor Dharamveer Singh, former Sarpanch Pritpal Singh, and Mandal President Anil Angral, along with senior officers of the Irrigation Department.

During the visit, the MLA personally inspected Lane No. 5 and other affected areas where residents have been living in unhygienic conditions for nearly 13 years due to waterlogging, open drains, and overflowing canal water. A canal passing through the locality, which supplies water to farmers for irrigation, frequ...