Residents stage protest against district administration for failing to repair road in Bandipora
Locals appeal DC Bandipora to intervene
SUHAIL RATHER
Sumlar (Bandipora) July 07(PTK): While expressing resentment over indifferent approach of authorities towards maintenance of roads, Scores of residents of Sumlar Shokbaba of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on tuesday staged a protest demonstration against the administration for failing to repair road.
The villagers hit the roads and blocked it thus halting the traffic movement.
The protesters alleged that they were “facing immense problems due to the department’s negligence for years to repair the road” which connects many villages in the upper reaches.
The villagers hit the roads and blocked it thus halting the traffic movement.
The protesters alleged that they were “facing immense problems due to the department’s negligence for years to repair the road” which connects many villages in the upper reaches.
The inordinate delay by the authorities to undertake repair of dilapidated road in Bandipora district is causing immense inconvenience to commuters.
Due to incessant rains this year, roads leading to Sumlar, Chuntimulla, Kudara and other adjoin areas have developed potholes.
“The road is connecting many villages to main town Bandipora,” the residents added and mostly it connects so many picnic and tourist spots viz Kudara, Sirender and Sheerasar.
“We approached the concerned authorities many a times, but our repeated pleas have fallen on deaf ears,” they said.
“The government is playing with our lives by not repairing the road,” said Anjum a resident of Sumlar.
Locals told that the 12-kilometers stretch of road from Shokbaba to Kudara is in shambles and dotted with potholes giving trouble to the travelers as it leads to Sheerasar- a famous tourist spot.
They said that the distance that can be covered in half an hour is covered in more than two hours owing to potholes all over the road.
Aijaz Ahmad a local of the Sumlar village said the road is in deplorable condition and it is painful for us especially school children and patients.
An official said that the work on chuntimulla stretch is complete and work on next patch is going on. Residents urge the Deputy Commissioner Bandipora to intervene and direct to expedite the work for early completion.
