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| In 50 years, Jammu lost Talab Tilloo, Rani Talab, Pucca Talab, Khateekan Talab … Is Tawi next on the list? | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 14: Like most other growing cities of the country, Jammu is fraught with serious water crisis in times to come, if its people did not learn to respect the existing sources of water and use water more judiciously.
A study conducted by ISRO divulges that water table in most part of the city have receded to levels which can render the soil unfit for any agricultural activity.
While Tawi, the mainstay of water needs of the city since ages has been the victim of city's criminal negligence, history reveals that people have lost many sources of water of ever due to their ignorance and neglect.
In last five decades, numerous water bodies in the city and its outskirts have disappeared- Some making way for public parks and others, disappearing into ever growing jungle of concrete. The greed to encroach upon every inch of land available drank the once well kept talabs of the city one by one.
Talab Tilloo, Rani Talab, Pucca Talab, Khateekan Talab and several others have been lost in the oblivion and several others have been reduced to easily accessible dumping sights. Present generations know little about these talabs which once dotted the city's domains and stood testimony to its rich heritage.
"When I got married, I was brought here with my husband and we performed several rituals on the bank of the pond which existed here" recalled Shakuntala devi, a resident of Mohalla Kaleeth, with a glitter in her eyes. Today, a secluded banyan tree is the only reminiscent of the Talab in Mohalla Kaleeth. Residents go on narrating stories of the pond, which has given way to a not so well kept park, which has dry top soil and sans any grass.
While these water bodies have become history, there are still couple of ponds which are fighting a losing battle for their survival. One at Dhok Paloura and another one just a hundred meters away on the main Janipur road can be saved from unceremonious death if efforts are made by the people of the city and the urban agencies in unison. But for that, Jammu's Ministers shall have to think and see beyond Dal. |
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