SAMANGAN ( SW) – A number of drivers in Samangan complained about the lack of proper roads in Dara Souf say that this issue has faced them with many problems to the extent that many cars have been depreciated.
Abdul Qahar, one of the truck drivers who works on this route, says: “The street has so many problems. It damages the car and causes financial troubles.”
Abdul Razzaq, another driver on this route, also says that he travels from the center of Samangan to Dara Souf in 14 hours due to the damage of the road. He adds: “We walk for 14 hours from Samangan to Dara Souf. We follow the same road until the end, the road is broken. It is full of bumps and bumpy. Its gutters are broken and it has a dirt road. The hood of the car gets covered with the dirt, we are facing many problems.”
On the other hand, a number of local elders in Upper and Lower Dara Souf district also say that it is more than 130 kilometers from the center of Samangan to the here, and the damage to the road makes the residents of these two districts face many challenges and problems.
Abdul Ahmed, one of the tribal elders, says: “Where you and I are standing is the end of the road, which is more than 130 kilometers long from here to the district. Other villages around this road are three-four hours away by car. Some have ways and some don’t, many of us are facing many problems.”
Mohammadullah Beyk, another local elder, also says: “This road is broken as far as you go. People are really facing many problems. Especially in winter, people face many problems. Especially those who are sick, they cannot transfer their sick from one place to another.”
However, the officials of road maintenance and care in Samangan Public Works Department say that this department has started the work of reconstruction and graveling of this road, and with the provision of funds, the asphalting work will also begin.
Najibullah, the person in charge of road surveying and design in the Public Works Department of Samangan Province, told Salam Watandar: “We have a plan to do our maintenance work. We may work on these roads for a month. We have a plan for a 2nd grade gravel drive by the machinery of the Public Works Department.”
It should be mentioned that Upper and Lower Dara Souf districts have a population of more than 200,000, but their commuting route is crude and non-standard.
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