BOLAN: Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, Chief Minister Balochistan, while expressing satisfaction over the restoration of Pinjara bridge, on Sunday praised and felicitated the personal interest of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chairman NHA Captain (Retd) Muhammad Khurum Agha in that regard.

These views were expressed by him during briefing to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding restoration of Panjra Bridge in Bolan. Bizenjo said that the recent rains and floods caused severe damages to the network of highways, causing disruption to ground connectivity of Balochistan with other areas of the country. He added that flash flooding in Bolan caused damages to Quetta-Sibbi highway and bridges, creating thereby hardships not only to deliver relief goods but also to carry out rescue operations.

He praised the quick response of Frontier Corps (FC), Balochistan to have rescued people and vehicles stranded in flood water. Terming the special interest of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the restoration of Panjra and Bibi Nani bridges as a source of encouragement, he hoped that NHA would play a similar role to restore other affected highways of the province immediately, adding that the way NHA restored Pinjara and Bibi Nani bridges in a shorter period of time for traffic, had no precedent.