Bandi Kalaroose people crave for basic amenities

Kupwara, Dec 9: The residents of Bandi Kalaroose have expressed strong resentment against authorities for failing to provide them basic amenities with the result they are facing lot hardships.

They said that their village is located just 12 kms from Kupwara District Headquarter but still they have been left without basic amenities which according to them happens to be basic right of every citizen of India.

The residents said that the road of their village has never been a priority for authorities, thus putting them into a lot of hardships.

Residents said that the road is dotted with potholes on multiple spots. “A little drizzle turns this road into stream and pedestrians have to wade through waters to reach their destination,” said a local.

“The road happens to be very narrow which makes it difficult for drivers to ply their vehicles smoothly on the road. Infact two vehicles coming from opposite direction can’t pass the road on a given time,” he added.

Residents have once again demanded widening and macadamisation of road at the earliest so that their miseries may end soon.

The residents also complained about lack of drinking water. They said that the village was reeling under acute shortage of water. “We are forced to use contaminated water from a nearby stream which poses threat to water borne diseases,” said another local.

The residents said that they have brought these issues into the notice of concerned authorities numerous times but to no avail.

Meanwhile District Development Council (DDC) Member Kalaroose Chowdhary Mustafa Rahie told Greater Kashmir that the grading of the road has been carried out this year and hopefully macadamization will be done next year.

Regarding lack of drinking water, he said that the area was getting tap water from an old scheme on alternate days. “A new scheme under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has already been sanctioned for the area and work was already in progress on it,” he added.