The drains along with national highway from Malipath to Kuleed Chowk have not been cleaned by the management of National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation limited (NHIDCL) have not been cleaned years together as a result of which during the rains the drains gets blocked at many places and the dirty water along with garbage comes over the national highway which causes hindrance to vehicular traffic and the walkers as stated by Shakir Siddiqui a prominent social activist of District Kishtwar.
Siddiqui in his statement has also said that the slabs laid over the drains from Malipath to Kuleed chowk which is being used as foot path has got damaged at many places and there is every apprehension of causing injuries to walkers as a number of people fell in the drain in the recent past who got injuries and got fractured due to the negligence of the management of NHIDCL.
He has stressed the deputy commissioner Kishtwar to direct the management of NHIDCL to clean the garage from the drain leading from Malipath to Kuleed Chowk and also repair the damaged slabs constructed over the said drain.
