CHITRAL
The residents and elected representatives of Koh Union Council on Monday demanded the governed to fulfill their genuine demands otherwise they would stage a protest.
A meeting of hundreds of people of Union Council Koh, was held at Safdar house Morilasht village presided over by Sharif Hussain Chairman.
The meeting was attended by representatives of all political and religious parties, elected councilors, Nazims, chairmen and social workers who also participated in the meeting.
The elders of the area demanded the construction of Boni Chitral road, supply of electricity and distribution of free flour of Ramadan package to the residents of the area.
The elders warned the government that if their genuine demands were not fulfilled they would be compelled to stage a protest.
Expressing their concern at the meeting, Haji Safdar Ali Akash and other speakers said that construction work had started on Boni Chitral road but the work has stopped now and this road presents a scene of ruins.
They said that the National Highway Authority (NHA) also removed the blacktopping (coal tar) from this road which was constructed by a Chinese construction company 38 years ago and it was very strong coal tar but after that road was left incomplete.
They said that the area in its neighbourhood is plunged in darkness. They said that the free flour in Ramadan from the Prime Minister has not yet been distributed in areas.
A three-point resolution was also unanimously passed in the meeting demanding the government to immediately start the construction work on the Booni-Chitral road, to provide electricity to the Koh area from Golain Power Station and on behalf of the Prime Minister, in Ramadan, free flour should also be given to the residents of this area.
They warned that if their genuine demands were not fulfilled they would be compelled to take stern action, including blocking the Booni Mastoj road, suspending the electricity supply and stopping the delivery of goods to upper Chitra
