The residents of village Malkan, intensely protest against the long delay in a link bridge construction in the area. Malkan is one of the important village of Tehsil Havelian, District Abbottabad because of its beauty and fertility, besides this Malkan village is the other optional route to Abbottabad city. The protestors demanded that the government must take immediate measures in the matter. The bridge was approved by the central governament out of special funds of PM.

The protestors said that construction on the link bridge started in the PPP government, however, due to some unknown reasons the construction work was left unfinished. “Despite of lapsing over 1 year, the work was not resumed. The residents said due to the lack of a link bridge, the people of village Malkan are facing with numerous problems”.

The protestors demanded the government to complete the construction at the earliest to mitigate the problems of the villagers.

Author Nisar Jadoon