Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 1: Hundreds of residents of Gurez sub-district in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district today staged a protest seeking tunnel connectivity to their area which remains cut-off from rest of Valley during six months every year.
A local said that nearly 600 people assembled in front of the office of Sub-District Magistrate Gurez and shouted slogans like ‘Hum kya chahtey Road tunnel’ and ‘we want justice’. The residents demanded construction of an all weather road tunnel from Bandipora to Gurez.
The tunnel construction is a long pending demand of the Gurez residents and the protest was staged just a before inauguration of Chenani-Nashri Tunnel by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It must be mentioned here that the Gurez-Bandipora road remains cut off from the rest of the world for more than 6 months during winter due to the accumulation of heavy snow.
The Razdan pass which is at the height of about 11672 feet above sea level is the main reason for remaining of cut off because in every winter it remains under 20 feet snow. The residents said that the tunnel is the only alternative for uninterrupted connectivity and urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to look into the matter personally.
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