Bandipora, Apr 29: A road constructed to connect a remote hamlet with the rest of Bandipora district collapsed only after four years of its construction.
Weaven a village, forty kilometers from district headquarters Bandipora was connected with the rest of the district in 2019 when the first motorable road was constructed by the PMGSY department however it collapsed making it difficult for the villagers to travel.
Locals of village while talking to Rising Kashmir alleged that the road built to connect their village to the main town of Bandipora collapsed due to the use of substandard material during its construction.
They said that the road was built four years ago, and it was expected to provide relief to the villagers who had faced difficulties due to the lack of road connectivity. The construction was carried out by a private contractor who used substandard material and did not follow proper engineering models, the locals accused.
The villagers also claimed that no technical support was taken from engineers, and no protection walls were constructed to strengthen the road, leading to its collapse.
They expressed their anger through protests aimed at the government and the contractor and demanded immediate action against those responsible for the mishap to prevent such failures from happening again.
Meanwhile, Executive Engineer PMGSY Bandipora Bilal Ahmad told Rising Kashmir that the road collapsed due to incessant rains and added that maintenance on the road will be started soon.
