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Locals of Machil in Kupwara Protest Demanding Basic Facilities

Shabir Khan

 

On Tuesday, the locals of Machil sector of Kupwara gathered in unison demanding basic facilities for them.

The locals were shouting slogans and said the area lacks basic facilities like electricity and water supply, due to which elderly people face a lot of problems.

Habibullah, Sarpanch of Machil sector of Kupwara, said that there is a high school in Machil which lacks basic facilities, and only have six staff members, four among them are RTOs and two generalizers.

Students are facing a lot of problems because of non availability of teachers from past eight years. We live in a far flung area which have no facilities, we don’t have electricity, and from one week, roads are not cleared. We demand justice for the people of Machil especially for the students. The people who gathered outside the school were shouting slogans, Machil ke saath insaaf karo“.

They appealed to DC Kupwara to intervene in the matter.

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