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Chuinjiks block the Yarkhoon road as protest

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: Hundreds of the residents of Chuinj village of Mastuj have blocked the Yarkhoon road to register the alleged indifference and negligence of the government to restore the irrigation channel of the village which had been washed away by the torrential floods last year. The residents of the village situated at a distance of 160 kilometres from here in the north told chitraltimes.com by telephone that they resorted to road blockade after the expiry of the deadline they had served to the government. They said that the government did pay heed to their problem while they were not able to cultivate wheat crop this year as the irrigation channel has completely been washed away by the flood. They said that they approached all the elected representatives of the area and the other officials time and again but to no avail. The villagers said that in the absence of irrigation water, they have lost their source of sustenance as they are dependent on agriculture. They said that hundreds of cattle heads have perished due to the drought in the village. They expressed their resolve that the blockade of road will continue till work is started on the restoration of the channel. Meanwhile, tehsil nazim Shahzada Sikandarul Mulk and district officer (revenue) Akbar Jalal rushed to the spot to hold negotiation with the protesters to open the road but the blockade continues till the filing of this story.
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Tehsil council Mastuj demands relief for Baroghil residents

By our Correspondent

CHITRAL: In the session of the tehsil council Mastuj held here on Saturday chaired by convener Mirza Alam, it was demanded of the government to provide relief to the affected people of the border area of Baroghil which has been worst hit by heavy snowfall of the season. The members of the house demanded relief measures for the area on emergency basis. The members expressed their concern over the unscheduled load shedding of electricity by small hydel development organization (SHYDO) in the area and demanded stern action against the officials concerned. They alleged mismanagement in the organization which causes the power failure creating troubles for the consumers.
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Six hundred candidates for 20 posts

By Zahiruddin

CHITRAL: More than six hundred candidates appeared in the written test for 20 posts of junior clerks, driver and Class IVs  in the Golen Gol hydropower project based in Koghuzi Chitral here on Sunday, the sources in WAPDA said. Previously, the tests were scheduled to be held in Peshawar but the MNA of the area got the centre transferred to Chitral. A candidate appearing in the test for clerk said that he had no hope of selection but came here on the insistence of his parents. He alleged that the candidates have already been selected and these tests and interviews are just ‘formality’.