Efforts on to complete repair, construction of Galiyat roads

ABBOTTABAD: The Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) is trying hard to complete the repair and construction of roads in the picturesque Galiyat valley of Abbottabad. “Eleven out of 17 small and medium roads in four serene spots in Ayubia, Khanaspur, Nathiagali and Changlagali are near completion. And 80 percent construction work on roads will be completed by November 30,” Raza Ali Habib, GDA Director, told a briefing here. Secretary Sports, Tourism, Culture, Archaeology, Museums and Youth Affairs, Muhammad Azam Khan, who is also director general of the GDA, attended the briefing. The official said the roads between the tourist resorts of Nathiagali and Ayubia had been widened while the others repaired. He said that 80 per cent construction work on other roads would be completed by November 30. The repair and renovation work of chairlift was in full swing to make it functional next week. The chairlift was built in 1964 and since then no major repair work has been done, he pointed out.