Govt asked to repair damaged infrastructure in Chitral

CHITRAL: The councillors on Monday asked the federal government to build houses for the flood affectees in Kosht before the onset of the snow and winter season.
Speaking at a press conference here, chairman village council of Kosht, Mursaleen Khan, councillor Muhammad Younus, former Member National assembly Zainul Abidin and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) local leader Habib Anwar said that the floodwater washed away infrastructure in Kosht. They said that about 80 families of the flood affectees in Kosht were living in tents in Qaqlusht area.
The councillors said that that living in tents in the snow and winter season at an elevation of 7,000 feet was impossible.
They criticised the provincial government and local administration for its alleged poor performance. The councillors said that roads, irrigation channels, bridges and water supply scheme were swept away by flashfloods. They asked the government to repair the damaged infrastructure in the calamity-hit district and rehabilitate the affected families. They asked the government to provide equipment to the farmers to remove the rubble and other waste brought by the floodwater from the agriculture land.