Jammu, Aug. 30 -- As Jammu city and its adjoining localities reel under an unprecedented drinking water crisis triggered by devastating floods that uprooted major supply pipelines, authorities have decided to press fire tenders into service to ensure water reaches residents in several parts of the city.
The move comes amid mounting public distress, with officials citing two main challenges: the shortage of water tankers and the inability to deploy them in congested localities with narrow lanes.
Essential services across Jammu suffered a severe blow after torrential rains and flash floods ravaged infrastructure earlier this week. Large stretches of Old Jammu City and neighborhoods along the Tawi riverbanks remain without basic facilities, ...