Power & Control: Inside Jammu and Kashmir’s Perennial Electricity Crisis

Mapping IndiaJammu And KashmirJyoti JangraGovernace
Written By Vishal Arora

November 30, 2024
By  Jyoti Jangra

In the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, households commonly face frequent power outages and struggle with unaffordable electricity tariffs. This, despite the region's immense potential for hydroelectric power generation. Asad Ullah Mir describes the developmental injustices his community endures due to the extraction of hydroelectric power. Meanwhile, Abdul Hamid, a 50-year-old resident of Dal Gate in Srinagar, discusses the tough choices low-income families must make between electricity and basic necessities. This raises a pressing question: Why must the people of this region endure cold, dark winters?

Vishal Arora

Journalist – Publisher at Newsreel Asia

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