Srinagar, Oct 1 (KNS): Residents of several villages of Sebdan area in Budgam district blocked the main Budgam- Srinagar road at Abu- Turab Chowk to protest against the R&B and district administration for ‘failing’ to resume macadamisation work On Bemina-Mirgund road on Thursday.
Chanting anti- R&B and anti- district administration slogans, hundreds of residents of Sebdan, Dooru, Chowdrybagh, Chakale Khan took to streets and blocked the road to protest ‘official apathy’.
Protesters alleged that authorities suspended the macadamisation work on Bemina-Budgam roads in mid-way without any reasons, compelling locals to take to streets to meet their long pending demand.
They said that they have been left high and dry as authorities stopped work process on the main road connecting Budgam with Srinagar despite doing all the pre-macadamisation work on it.
“After years together the macadamisation work was started by the R&B from Garipora Bemina Bridge and after completing work on more than two kilometres, it was stopped all of sudden at Hyderia colony,” protesters said.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
They said that when villagers went to inquire about the all of sudden work suspension, R&B assured them to resume work on around 2 kilometres left non-macadamised road in a week’s time.
“Department has failed to give a solid reason for stopping the work in mid- way and all of sudden. They are playing delay- delaying tactics as more than two weeks have passed when officials assured us to resume work in five days time,” they said.
Protesters alleged that despite repeated pleas to the concerned authorities, nobody was paying heed to them.
They said that the road from Hyderiya colony upto Mirgund was in miserable conditions, which needs to be developed at the earliest.
They said that the road was main connectivity between Budgam and Srinagar and was also a shortest possible link to reach Budgam railway station.
Meanwhile, protesters pacified and dispersed peacefully after the executive magistrate Budgam visited the spot and assured them macadamisation work would be started on Monday (October 5). (KNS)