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Repair of road begins after fatal accident

BREP: After the fatal accident three days ago, the district administration started patchwork on the Yarkhun road at Palmothing near Brep.

The whole road from Mastuj to Broghil has not been repaired for the last about a decade despite its destruction by flash floods and GLOFs.

The local people on self-help basis repaired the road a number of times but they have no machinery and expertise. Repeated appeals to the government have fell on deaf ears resulting in fatal accidents.

Three days ago, a taxi land cruiser carrying 18 passengers fell off the dilapidated road into the riverside at Palmothing near Brep, killing four people, including two children. The other passengers were injured. 

To worsen the suffering of the injured, the BHU in Brep was without a doctor or other staff.

The district administration of Upper Chitral in a statement said that the C&W department started repair work on the road at Palmothing on the direction of the deputy commissioner.

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