'We Are Ashamed To Tell People We Live Here': Bemina Residents Slam Open Drains

Srinagar: Residents and shopkeepers of Bemina on Friday raised fresh alarm over an open drainage system, a pungent stench wafting from it, and the absence of pedestrian footpaths, problems they say have made daily movement hazardous and led to accidents.

- Syed Mohammad Burhan

Nazir Ahmad, a local businessman, pointed to the stretch between the KFC showroom and Iqbalabad and described the situation as dangerous. “From the KFC showroom to Iqbalabad the drain is open. Some days back three people fell in the drain because it is open. We request authorities to do something about it,” he said.