Water crisis deepens in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern
Jammu and Kashmir is currently facing a severe water crisis. The water level of rivers, springs and water sources is decreasing rapidly, due to which the local people are facing a serious situation. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern over this crisis and appealed to all citizens for cooperation for water conservation. According to the data, Jammu and Kashmir has received 83% less rainfall in the early months of 2025, which may worsen the situation. The government and the Jal Shakti Department are making action plans to deal with the situation, but to prevent water crisis, every citizen will have to take steps to save water.
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Jammu and Kashmir is currently facing a severe water crisis. There has been a sharp decline in rainfall in the state, due to which the water level of rivers, springs and reservoirs has gone down dangerously. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern over this situation and said that the water crisis is not a sudden problem, but it is the result of a situation that has been developing for the last several years.
The Chief Minister wrote in his post on the social media platform 'X', "We all need to deal with this crisis together. This cannot be the responsibility of the government alone. Every citizen has to be aware about water conservation." He also clarified that the government is planning to deal with the water crisis in collaboration with the Jal Shakti Department and will communicate this issue to the public in the coming months.
Heavy drop in rainfall, water level of rivers fell
According to official data, between January 1 and February 20, 2025, only 29.8 mm of rain has been recorded in Jammu and Kashmir as against the normal 175.8 mm of rainfall, which shows a huge drop of 83%. At the same time, the situation is even more dire in Kargil district of Ladakh, where there has been zero percent rainfall so far this year. Due to this, the water level in other water sources including the Jhelum river has reached a historically low level.
The government and the public will have to take steps together
Omar Abdullah stressed the need to adopt a concrete policy regarding water management and conservation. He said that the government is considering a strategy to deal with the water crisis by holding a meeting with the officials of the Jal Shakti Department. Apart from this, he appealed to the people not to waste water and make water conservation a part of their daily routine.
The Jal Shakti Department has also assured that contingency plans have already been prepared to deal with the crisis. Appealing to the public for cooperation, the officials of the department said that this crisis can be reduced by judicious use of water resources.
Awareness and prevention amid water crisis is the only solution
According to experts, concrete steps will have to be taken towards rainwater harvesting, water recycling and effective management of water resources to overcome the water crisis. Also, the general public will also have to develop water conservation habits so that this crisis can be prevented from deepening in the coming years.
Big decisions can be taken by the government on this issue soon, but until every citizen takes the responsibility of saving every drop of water, it will be difficult to deal with this crisis.
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