Waris Fayaz
Sopore, May 17 : Dilapidated roads as well as the stinking drain filled with filth and muck at New colony locality of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district is posing risk to commuters and pedestrians.
Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Tariq Maqbool Mir, a local Auqaf President said that for the last several months, the slab of drain constructed by the Urban Environmental Engineering Development (UEED) few years ago has got badly damaged/caved in, while the department concerned is doing nothing to get the issue redressed.
He said that the dilapidated conditions of the colony stretch as well as the caved in drain is posing a threat to the lives of commuters and needs to be repaired at an earliest.
Since authorities erracted the road dividers across the town, the HMVs started entering the mohalla, which resulted in severe damage of road stretch and drain besides, a reason for accidents, Tariq added.
Similarly, the residents who were assembled at the locality were up in arms and also alleged that sub-standard material was used in the construction of the drain. “The drain constructed is not in a position to withstand the load of even a light vehicle”, they said.
“It’s a matter of concern which needs to be addressed at an earliest”, they added.
They, however, appealed to the authorities to ban the movement of heavy motor vehicles from plying through the interiors of the colony, saying movement of HMVs is reason for road damage as well as the accidents, as this is a residential area and plying of public transport especially HMVs are dangerous and need to be banned.
They also said that the matter was brought to the concerned department as well as the local municipal council, police and administration several times, but to no avail.
Meanwhile, an official in the administration told KNO that the issue will be looked into and will be redressed at the earliest so that people may not face any inconvenience—(KNO)
