{"id":89239,"date":"2025-07-09T23:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=89239"},"modified":"2025-07-09T23:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:45:57","slug":"yamberzalwari-harwan-road-in-ruins-locals-demand-urgent-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/yamberzalwari-harwan-road-in-ruins-locals-demand-urgent-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamberzalwari-Harwan Road in Ruins, Locals Demand Urgent Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>No Macadamization Since 2002; Residents Urge Immediate Government Intervention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baramulla, July 9 (JKNS): The Yamberzalwari\u2013Harwan road in north Kashmir\u2019s Baramulla district has fallen into a dilapidated state, leaving over 1,200 residents of the area struggling with daily commutes amid worsening road conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A group of locals from the area told news agency JKNS that the nearly 10-kilometre stretch has not seen macadamization since 2002. Large potholes, eroded edges, and water accumulation have rendered the road nearly unmotorable, particularly during rains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Residents said the prolonged neglect has disrupted transport, damaged vehicles, and made it difficult for patients, students, and the elderly to travel safely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Officials in the Roads and Buildings (R&amp;B) Department told JKNS that restoration work is currently underway but cited lack of NOC from the forest department a hurdle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBudget allocations for this project have been made over the years, but they lapse due to the absence of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Forest Department,\u201d the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Residents have urged authorities to treat the matter as urgent. \u201cThis is not just a road, it\u2019s a lifeline for several villages. For 20 years, we\u2019ve been hearing promises but seeing no action. It\u2019s high time the government steps in,\u201d said Mohd Ramzan and Wazeer Mohd, local residents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When contacted, DFO Kamraj Division Zahglii Kupwara, Anurag Arya told JKNS, &#8220;We need proper application through the department, then we will send it to higher authorities for permission of NOC. But they haven&#8217;t applied yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The affected population has appealed to the Lieutenant Governor, the Omar Abdullah-led government, and the district administration for intervention to ensure swift allocation of funds and full-scale road repair. (JKNS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Macadamization Since 2002; Residents Urge Immediate Government Intervention Baramulla, July 9 (JKNS): The Yamberzalwari&ndash;Harwan road in north Kashmir&rsquo;s Baramulla district has fallen into a dilapidated state, leaving over 1,200 residents of the area struggling with daily commutes amid worsening road conditions. &nbsp; A group of locals from the area told news agency JKNS that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89239"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89241,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89239\/revisions\/89241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}