MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Despite an Rs27 billion development budget, Muzaffarabad’s roads remain in disrepair, causing daily hardships for pedestrians, commuters, and schoolchildren due to potholes, muddy water, and traffic congestion.
The roads of the capital city endure serious deterioration even though the development budget has surpassed Rs27 billion. The residents of inner cities view deteriorating street conditions as an urgent matter that creates daily problems alongside security challenges.
Several potholes on the roads pose risks to people walking past these unsafe areas. Vehicle-generated spraying of puddles through damaged potholes endangers commuters and students while soaking their clothing along with their faces. Regular transport has evolved into an uncomfortable process which routinely forces Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), citizens to face dirty situations because of their poor road quality.
Citizens in the area display strong discontent with infrastructure care levels and want to understand why tremendous financial support results in no significant city improvement. Residents need urgent repairs of their roads because such efforts are vital to stop additional damage while providing safety measures for all occupants.
The excessive traffic in the city centre makes the situation especially dangerous because it intensifies the problems with maintenance. Weaving through poor roads proves difficult for drivers which causes delayed travel times and raises safety hazards on the roads. Residents including children and elderly people struggle to cross pedestrian routes that contain deep holes and wet pavement areas.
The public opposition against inadequate road conditions has intensified as people insist that the government needs to take prompt action. Muzaffarabad residents request efficient funding distribution from authorities to make road rehabilitation projects the priority for enhancing daily life conditions in Muzaffarabad.
Being the administrative centre of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad fulfills a pivotal function for the development of the whole region. The condition of roads in existence stands as a direct opposite to Muzaffarabad’s metropolitan significance thereby creating concerns about both government leadership and infrastructure oversight.
People from Muzaffarabad will suffer from deteriorating road conditions until the officials implement decisive solutions that bring necessary improvements to the city’s entire transport infrastructure.
