Kargil, May 13 -- Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Kargil, Dr. Mohd Jaffer Akhoon visited the drought-affected village of Sharbatgone in the Sodh Constituency after holding a morning meeting with concerned Councillor Manzoor Hussain and officials from the Irrigation and Mechanical Departments.

During the visit, residents of Sharbatgone expressed grave concerns over the severe water scarcity, reporting that the village has nearly dried up due to the lack of irrigation water.

Dr. Akhoon witnessed the conditions firsthand and instructed Executive Engineer, Irrigation, Ghulam Hussain to accelerate the completion of the lift irrigation project to ensure immediate water availability in the region.

Dr. Akhoon further directed the c...