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J&K: Water crisis threat looms large in Katra town, admin says ‘it is on job’

Jammu, May 27 (UNI) Amidst the soaring mercury and heatwave, the water crisis threat is looming large in Katra town—the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine—nestled in Trikuta Hills in Reasi district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The administration however, said that it is ‘on job’ to address the matter on priority as pilgrims rush is expected to witness a surge from June in view of summer vacations.
“Water crisis-like situation is prevailing in the Katra town due to heatwave and rising temperature,” official sources in the Jal Shakti Department told UNI.
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