JAMMU, May 5 -- Jammu are urgently appealing for the repair and completion of pending construction work of border bunkers that serve as their only shield during cross-border shelling.
The recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives of tourists, has shattered the fragile peace brought about by the 2021 ceasefire agreement.
As anxiety surges in border villages, residents say the "deteriorating state" of bunkers has left them vulnerable.
Located just 500 metres from Pakistani posts, villages like Chandu Chak - which has previously endured shelling in 2020, 2018, and 2014 - have a handful of bunkers, many of which are incomplete or unusable.
"Most bunkers are in ruins. There is no electricity, no water, no toilets - some eve...