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Himachal: No motorable road to Kinnaur gateway Panchayat after nearly 8 decades

Kinnaur, Apr 29 (UNI) Even after 75 years of independence, not a single motorable road has been constructed in the Choura Panchayat, located at the gateway to Himachal Pradesh’s tribal district of Kinnaur.
Ironically, the historic Hindustan-Tibet Road, built during British rule, is now under threat of destruction as pipelines are being laid and water chambers constructed along its route.
Locals lament that while post-independence governments failed to provide road connectivity, what the British had built is also being snatched away.
Villages such as Kafoor, Shilani, Choura, Upper Choura, Saudaar, Monyat and Kaipri within the Choura Panchayat had once hoped to benefit from their strategic location.
Being the first panchayat of the tribal district, residents expected a wave of development to flow their way. However, eight decades later, the entire panchayat remains disconnected from motorable roads, forcing its people to live in conditions akin to bonded labourers due to the absence of basic infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the Choura Panchayat's Gram Sabha has raised serious concerns over the destruction of the old Hindustan-Tibet Road for pipeline installation.
Local women leaders, including Sundhi Mahila mandal president from Choura Chandra Kala from Shilani, stated that the Sabha has demanded a vigilance inquiry into the poor-quality work and alleged misuse of funds to curb corruption.
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