2 bridges on Pohru river await completion

The inordinate delay in the completion of two bridges onriver Pohru in Drugmulla area here is causing great inconvenience to theresidents.

The construction work on the 450-meter bridge connectingdozens of villages with Drugmulla was started in 2009. The project that wasestimated to cost Rs 6.72 crore is far from completion. 

   

The construction of another bridge connecting many villagesof Nagri area with Bramree was started in August 2010 at an estimated cost ofRs 5.99 crore.  “Due to the incompletionof this bridge, people are forced to travel long distances to reach theirdestinations,” locals said.

“During rainy days our wards are not able to go to theschools as they have to cross the rivulet,” said Afaq Ahmad, a resident ofHatmulla.

“In case of any emergency, we have to travel miles to reachthe hospital through alternative routes,” he added.

The residents said the villages which remain cut off duringrainfall include Shatwari, Nagri, Malpora, Hotarpora, Krishipora, and Bubernag.

Earlier, former deputy commissioner Kupwara Khalid Jehangirhad told Greater Kashmir that the two bridges “will be completed by April thisyear”.

When contacted, deputy general manager Jammu & KashmirProjects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) Kupwara, Mufti Irfan said the bridgeshave been approved under the “languishing projects.”

He said the funds were yet to be disbursed for these bridgesso the work has come to halt. “Once the funds are released, we will completethe project within short period of time,” he said.

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