PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared the historical Choha Gujjar Bridge over the River Bara as a national heritage site, and directed the department of archaeology to issue a notification to this effect.

The directive was issued by MPA and member advisory committee on Peshawar Revival Plan, Aisha Bano, during a meeting here on Tuesday. The meeting directed the authorities concerned to initiate renovation work on the bridge and clean the river under the revival plan.

It directed the director general city district government Peshawar to write a letter to the authorities concerned to remove garbage around the bridge.

Published in Dawn, October 14th, 2020