Islamabad: Humak residents appeal for road repair

[Naveed Yaseen]

Residents of Model Town, Humak, have appealed to Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and chairman National Highway Authority for immediate repair of Swan-Kak bridge area of Kahuta road to end their two-year ordeal.

Most of the vehicles are driven on the road in zigzags to avoid rough patches and commuters fear that the dilapidated condition of the road can lead to any tragic incident if not repaired immediately.

“This part of Kahuta road shares major burden of vehicles as its one end touches the Grand Trunk Road and the other links Islamabad Highway. It also links Azad Kashmir with other parts of the country,” Muhammad Tahir, a resident of the area told this news agency.

Muhammad Tahir regretted that concerned authorities were requested again and again but no action had been taken so far.

Once the rough patches were filled with mud but that were cracked within few days, leaving the road in the same old bad condition.

Residents living along the road were also facing air pollution due to dust.

Another resident, Arshad Majeed Chaudhry, complained that taxi drivers demand double fare due to rough condition of the road, which is annoying the residents of the area.

“We will be thankful to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif if he fulfils our demand as people living in the area are facing great difficulty due to the road condition.”

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