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'Foot bridge at Potha' to see the dawn 2/13/2016 11:08:49 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Feb 13: Heavy rains and flood ravaging in September 2014 had damaged the foot bridge at Potha the only life line for the inhabitants living across the sides of the river but the construction of the bridge is still in doldrums as contractors failed to execute works on the said bridge till date. According to locals, as the repair of the bridge was not possible under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF), the then district administration decided to convert the bridge for light motor vehicles, accordingly the project was cleared and tender worth Rs 5.50 Crores was floated. "Thereafter the work was allotted to Farooq Mir owner of Kashmir based construction company M/S Mir Sons," local said. They alleged, "But the contractor failed to execute the work till September 2015 and PWD (R&B) department following mounting pressure from the general public issued several notices to the contractor including final notice with a warning to cancel the tender at the cost of the contractor." "After final notice published in the news papers recently, Farooq Mir owner of M/S Mir Son's company had promised to begin the construction work on January 24. However till today he didn't turn up & if he failed to launch the work the department will be proceed for the termination of his contract at his cost," said Sadeeq Ahmed Wani, Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division. The construction work of the bridge was allotted to the contractor after clearance from Contract Committee and Chief Engineer. The contractor has recently approached the PWD (R&B) at Rajouri and has assured to start the construction work immediately after the approval of design of the bridge" said concerned AEE, PWD (R&B). Meanwhile Naresh Sharma a resident of Androla said, "Inhabitants of Androla, Potha, Kallar, Bathooni and adjoining areas especially employees and students on both side of the Rajouri river have been facing many difficulties for their routine works and the department as well as contractor seems not to be bothered about our problems." . Other aggrieved namely Mohd Mushtaq, Arminder Singh Singh , Mukhtiar Ahmed also lamented that people from both the sides of the river have to take a round of about 10 kilometers to reach at Potha after crossing another bridge at Muradpur. "To save time and money poor people, students, laborers still cross over to each side by taking support of the iron ropes of damaged bridge thus putting their lives in danger," said Mohd Mushtaq a resident of Androla.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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