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| Mendhar sans basic amenities | | |  Early Times Report
Poonch, Aug 9: People of Mendhar have expressed grave resentment over the poor basic amenities.
Social activist Dilshad Qadri said that lack of basic amenities like drinking water, electricity, roads, health infrastructure and schools even after 70 years of Independence were the most common reason for resentment in all the villages of Mendhar .
Dilshad said People of Mendhar are aggrieved over dilapidated roads, which were in deep shambles since long time thus causing great inconvenience to the locals while the Political representatives and Administration seems to be in deep slumber.
Due to pathetic condition of the roads, patients, students and employees face immense hardships to reach their respective destinations, he added. The problems have increase manifolds during rainy season, thus making roads accident prone” and vehicles suffer heavy damages due to dilapidated condition of the roads. Majority of the drivers avoid plying their vehicles on these roads.
Most of the villages lack regular water and power supplies. Women folk are forced to walk long distance and queue on banks of a stream to fetch water. There are no electric poles in many villages and cables are tied on the trees. There are some areas which remain plunged into darkness for months after minor damages to the transformers.
Lack of health infrastructure poor buildings conditions of school such as leaking toilets, broken furniture, classrooms are a common feature. The Ministry of Home Affairs that has allocated funds for construction of bunkers must launch a probe to know the reason for delay in construction of bunkers especially in Mendhar.
Dilshad said that Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has passed clear cut directions to the officials to ensure that people are provided with all the basic facilities. “LG Sinha has been making sincere efforts but the officials have not been able to deliver,” she added.
Balram Sharma, President Hindu Sanatan Sabha, demanded municipal committee for Mendhar town. |
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