KOHAT: Elders of Sheikh Allah Dad union council here on Thursday demanded judicious compensation for their land acquired for Zamir Gul Dam and quality test of a newly-built bridge.

Speaking at an open court of deputy commissioner, they said they had not been paid honestly by the revenue and irrigation departments for their land utilised for the dam for over a decade despite several appeals.

They asked for demarcation of disputed land between Seen and Tora Stana areas. They also complained about shortage of staff in the educational institutions and BHUs in the union council.

The deputy commissioner on this occasion said that after constitution of area development authority problems of the area would be resolved automatically. He was accompanied by officials of the irrigation, communication and works, health and other relevant departments.

He accepted the demand for establishment of a checkpost and announced provision of a vehicle and motorcycle for police patrolling. He asked the concerned authorities to submit to him a report about quality test of the bridge within a week and resolve the issues like shortage of teachers and health staff.

HOTELS SEALED: The district administration during inspection of hotels and restaurants sealed and fined five eateries on Thursday for violation of SOPs set for preventing spread of Covid-19.

Additional assistant commissioner-I Sheikh Bahadur checked various restaurants and found five of them, including Hujra in KDA, Peshawari, Peshawar, Khyber Mohmand (Kebab) and Ghazi hotels on Bannu Road, violating the Covid-19 SOPs after which he sealed them.

Published in Dawn, November 20th, 2020