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Faizabad (Pajhwok): Some sections of the Baharak-Jhulm highway in Badakhshan province were damaged, some passengers and drivers said, urging officials to focus on road reconstruction.
They claimed that some sections of the road in Dara Abdar, Dasht Sokhta and Kandanyaparikana areas of Jhurm district and Karatak area of Baharak district were on the verge of destruction.
Driver Hasibullah expressed his concerns, saying, “Asphalt road Jurm-Baharak is being destroyed over time. No one is paying attention to the maintenance or reconstruction of this road.”
He asked the local government to prevent further damage to the road and give priority to repairing the damaged parts.
Another driver who uses the highway, Mahidin, said flooding was the main reason for the road being destroyed and it needed to be rebuilt.
He estimated that it would take at least about 300,000 to 500,000 Afghanis to restore the highway to its original state.
Naseer Ahmad, a commuter who commutes on the road twice a week, said the road repair work was paid for by paying toll tax.
He urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to focus on repairing the damaged sections of the highway – a task that requires a small budget.
Sayyad, a road construction engineer in Badakhshan province, said the government must pay attention to repairing some damaged sections of the road, which may lead to the destruction of the highway, and the cost of rebuilding the highway may be much higher.
Iftikhar Ahmed Mahdoomzada, director of the Public Works Department, acknowledged the problem but said the department was doing everything it could to address it.
He added that the department’s machinery cleared the roads of mud and debris brought by flooding in Warduj, Ahandala, Kashi and Baharak-Faizabad highway. However, the department did not have funds to rebuild the damaged parts of the roads.
The official said the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) had approved a limited budget for the department this fiscal year, adding that they did not have the money to address the problem.
The director explained that the maintenance of highways and transit roads is the department’s priority, but regional authorities and other organizations are not cooperating with them.
“We have shared these issues with the Ministry of Peace and Welfare. If the ministry approves funds, restoration work will be implemented,” Makhdumzada promised.
Local officials said the 18-kilometer Jurm-Baharak road was paved with asphalt in 2013. Currently, the road is in need of maintenance and repair.
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