Mendhar villagers protest delay in completion of roads

Residents of Dhargaloon Soiyaan village on Monday staged amassive demonstration and kept the main road blocked for three hours whileseeking action against the Public Works Department (PWD) officials forallegedly delaying the construction work of some road projects in the Tehsil.

The protesters assembled at Dhargaloon on Bhimber Gali toMendhar Road at around 9 am and raised slogans against the PWD claiming work ontwo road projects-First Morh to Soiyaan via Zinda Peer and Kota to Soiyaan-wastaken up by the department several years back but the same is not completedyet. 

   

On First Morh to Soiyaan road, they said that a bridge wasto be constructed for which foundation stone was laid six years ago but work onthe same still hangs in balance.

They further said that another bridge was to be constructedon second road starting from Kota to Soiyaan.

“The construction material for this bridge has also beendumped but work has not started yet,” they said.

The villagers claimed that sans bridge, recently agovernment teacher of Soiyaan died while crossing the local river.

“Had there been a bridge over the river, one precious lifewould have been saved,” the protesting villagers regretted.

After hours of protest, a team of administration headed bySDM Mendhar along with Naib Tehsildar and SHO concerned reached at the spot andpacified the protesters while assuring them that the work on the bridge shallstart soon. 

On this assurance, the villagers called off theprotest. 

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