Pulwama residents demand immediate repair of vital Tahab bridge

PULWAMA — The residents of Pulwama district have demanded immediate repair of the vital Tahab bridge on the busiest Pulwama-Sangam road.

The residents of the area told the news agency KNO that the bridge at Tahab was damaged about two months ago but repair work is yet to be taken up.

According to locals, vehicles are passing from one side of the culvert while the other has been damaged, causing a traffic jam.

He said that the road connects SIDCO Lassipora with Pulwama town which witnesses frequent movement of heavy vehicles but in absence of a full bridge, people suffer.

Ab Majeed, a local resident, said that hundreds of villages are affected due to the damaged bridge as people now have been taking long routes to reach their destinations.

Locals said that they brought the issue into the notice of higher ups several times but they were given only verbal assurances. They urged the higher ups to look into the matter at the earliest so that they can heave a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, an R&B Department official said that work on the culvert is expected to resume soon.