Substandard work on road stopped

CHITRAL: Work on the construction of Garam Chashma road was on Monday stopped on the direction of the district administration.

According to a statement issued by the deputy commissioner office, Lower Chitral, an official on public complaints visited the site at Toshi Shasha and found the quality of work on the road substandard.

The district administration warned the contractor and ordered stoppage of work at the site.

A number of road projects in Lower Chitral have either been halted due to lack of funds or work on them is progressing at a snail’s pace, creating lots of hardship for commuters.