Srinagar: The residents of Palpora area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district expressed resentment on Tuesday against the authorities for failing to repair the bridge.
As per residents from the past several years, the bridge connecting Palpora with Kangan is in dilpidated condition with officials unmoved.
Suituated over the Nallah Sind, the bridge acts as a lifeline for various near by areas.
Zeeshan Ahmad Mir, a local said that repeated pleas to adminstration to repair the bride, but things have remained unchanged on ground.
He said not only the locals are facing inconvenience but it has become the death trap from the people of adjacent areas.
Another resident Hilal Ahmad Rather said district administration had failed to upgrade the infrastructure of the bridge, leaving the residents to face the difficulties.
“Before few year Rural Development Department (RDD) has assured that it would be construed but nothing changed,”he said.
As per Rather, Government is spending crores of rupees on development schemes but their area has been neglected over the years.
The residents appealed Luitenent Governor Girish Chandra Murmu led adminstration and RDD officials to look into the issue, so that they can sigh of relief.
Residents demand repairment of Palpora Kangan bridge
