Gul Hamad Farooqi Chitral
Due to recent rains and flood in different nullahs road of Pak-Afghan border area Arando has also been blocked for all vehicular traffic after opening it two days ago. The roads had closed for all kinds of traffic due to the heavy stones and mountains on the road from Mir Khani, Lingorbut, Damil Nisar, Kotai and Ram Ram to Arando.
However, on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Chitral AC Drosh, Executive Engineer Communications and Works Department (C&W) Engineer Tariq Murtaza, contractor Shah Muhammad immediately mobilized machineries and started cleansing of these roads. After continuous hard work, these roads were opened for all kinds of traffic, while clearing work on Langor Butt road was also started today. However, from Thursday night, a series of rains continued in Chitral, which led to flood in different nullahs and streams.
As a result Arundu road was closed once again for traffic due to flood in Langoorbut nullah which caused passengers to wait for hours and passenger cars face for standing on the road carrying women and children. However, on the direction of the Executive Engineer of C&W department, the contractor’s once again mobilized machinery stands on roadside who was waiting to stop the rainfall as soon as the flood stopped they reponed the road for traffic.
In addition, the C&W department has also started desalting and cleaning work in the Drosh Goal drainage nullah and started channelization in the middle of Drosh goal nullah. In case of water levels raised it did not harm shops and houses on the banks of this stream. Along with the cleansing of these canals and drainage, the C&W department also cleaned the roads of Biori Janjirat, Ursoon, Swear, Shashi Madaglasht and Kotai and opened these roads for all kinds of traffic. Superintendent Engineer of C&W department Munir Ahmed and Executive Engineer Tariq Murtaza also visited Arundo road and instructed their staff as well as the relevant contractor to keep their machinery ready whenever these roads were closed he should to open them Immediately.
Abdul Rahman Baba, an elderly citizen of Drosh, said that because of the Drosh Goal Nulllah, we had to face huge losses repeatedly.
