SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Molvi Umar Farooq, while addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar, said that the electricity situation in Kashmir has become alarming.
“Although the lack of electricity has been an issue for decades, it has never been as severe as it is now. People from all over the valley have been calling on me and expressing their deep concern about the lack of electricity,” he said.
He asserted that providing the basic amenity of electricity is the fundamental duty of the ruling dispensation. “Despite having abundant water resources and generation capacity, electricity produced by the state is exported outside, leaving us, who have the first right to it, in darkness. We are told that great prosperity has come to us when the basic facility of electricity is nowhere to be found.”
Mirwaiz said that it is not that people are not paying; in the past few years, power tariffs have been increased three times, smart meters have been installed all over, and yet electricity remains elusive. He urged the authorities to immediately take corrective measures and ensure uninterrupted power supply to people who are facing severe problems due to its unavailability.
