Residents demand maternity hospital
The involved residents of Shopian have reiterated their demand of setting up a maternity hospital within the space. The residents stated that there was a urgent want for a maternity hospital within the space. “Within the absence of a maternity hospital, the expectant moms, most of the time, should be shifted to Srinagar”, stated Magray Mansoor, a involved citizen and a social activist from the world. Magray stated that they’d already submitted a memorandum to the federal government relating to the constructing of the hospital on the website of outdated fruit mandi.
“The fruit mandi was shifted to Aglar village a few years in the past. The area is mendacity vacant and it must be utilised for the development of a maternity hospital”, stated Magray. He stated that it might not solely alleviate the challenges confronted by expectant moms, but additionally assist in lessening the pressure on the opposite maternity hospitals.
Shopian villagers rue lack of drain
The residents of Digam village situated on the banks of Rambiara stream, barely 2 kms from south Kashmir’s Shopian city, have complained concerning the lack of a drain on both aspect of a slender highway passing by way of their village. The essential highway connects the world with the well-known Kapal Mochan temple which is being visited by a whole lot of pilgrims from throughout the nation as a part of their annual yatra. Moreover, a well-known academic institute of the district can be situated on the highway.
“The highway is devoid of a drain as a consequence of which the rainwater submerges the highway throughout the inclement climate”, stated the residents. They stated that though the development work on the drain was taken up just a few months in the past, it was left half approach by way of. “They not solely left the work incomplete, but additionally obstructed it on the different finish”, stated the residents. The aggrieved residents additionally drew consideration in the direction of the slender width of the highway.
“The highway was macadamised on the edges that has narrowed its size”, they stated. The residents appealed to the authorities to assemble the drain and macadamise the un-macadamized parts on both aspect of the highway.
Battered road irks Pahoo village residents
The dilapidated situation of a road in Pahoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is inflicting immense hardships to the residents. The 300 meter lengthy stretch lies in a rundown state, making it tough for the residents to stroll alongside the road throughout the wet season. “A drizzle is sufficient to submerge the road because the water accumulates within the a number of potholes developed on the battered stretch”, stated Ghulam Mohamamd Mir, a resident.
He stated that the authorities had dug trenches on the aspect of the highway to channel rainwater into them. “However all of them received blocked, which exacerbated our miseries”, Mir stated. He stated that in case of any medical emergency they needed to face immense hardships to ferry the sufferers to hospital. “We’ve got to hold sufferers on our shoulders as much as the principle highway”, stated Mir.
He stated that it was very tough for the motorists to ply alongside the battered road. An official informed Higher Kashmir that they’d look into the matter.
Distributors, shopkeepers proceed to occupy footpaths in Qazigund city
Pedestrians in Qazigund city of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district should face nice inconveniences as the road distributors and shopkeepers proceed to occupy the footpaths. In keeping with the residents, scores of distributors and shopkeepers unfold their merchandise on the roads, which impacts the motion of pedestrians and automobiles. “The pedestrians are compelled to stroll in the midst of highway”, stated Javed Ahmad, a resident. He stated that the occupation of footpaths additionally led to lengthy site visitors snarls and will trigger accidents. “Regardless of our repeated requests, the federal government has did not act towards the violators”, stated Nazir Ahmad, one other resident. The residents appealed to the municipal authorities to behave towards the violators.
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