Kupwara: Two days after Greater Kashmir carried a news report titled ‘Damaged Sahipora Hyhama bridge in Kupwara poses threat to commuters’, authorities on Sunday carried out renovation work of the bridge much to the respite of commuters.
Earlier residents of Hyhama had expressed strong resentment against the Roads and Building department for failing to repair the steel bridge at Sahipora, causing hardships to the people of over fifty villages.
“The bridge had developed big holes on multiple spots but unknowingly authorities were doing nothing to repair it. We had approached numerous times to the concerned officials for its renovation but to no avail,” Fayaz Ahmad a local said.
“Even drivers were reluctant to ply their vehicles on this bridge because it had developed big holes on multiple spots,” he added.
Kupwara Civil Society Convener and Kupwara Traders Federation President Showkat Masoodi thanked Greater Kashmir for always highlighting the hardships being faced by the people.
“Earlier we were told that the department had no funds for renovation of the bridge but soon after the news was published in Greater Kashmir, authorities on Sunday arrived with men and machinery to renovate the bridge,” he added.