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A campaign event in Budgam ahead of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly polls. The Union Territory has been grappling with high unemployment rates — 23.1 per cent as of April 2023, one of the highest in the country. (Photo: SARTHAK CHOUDHURY)
Nineteen-year-old Farooq Mattoo from Munawarabad in Srinagar has been grappling with a dilemma for the past few weeks. Heavy rains have left his lane and much of the city flooded, forcing him to miss work on a couple of days. But the young Kashmiri’s concerns extend beyond the immediate challenges.
“I don’t know what to do about it and who I go to or write to. We have the public works department, but with barely any accountability, everything is at a standstill. Even if we have to protest, who do we protest against? Hopefully, things will get
