Locals protest denial of promised jobs in Golen Gol power house

CHITRAL: The residents of Koh union council have warned the federal government that if they were not considered for appointment against non-technical and lower grade posts in the under-construction Golen Gol Hydropower Station, they would launch a protest movement.

Addressing a public gathering in Chitral, the representatives of the area including Nisar Ahmed, Qazi Abdur Rauf and Sharif Hussain said hundreds of residents of Koghozi had been rendered homeless due to construction of the power house and were promised employments in lower grades.

They, however, regretted taht the governmnet had now advertised the posts for whole province in utter disregard of the pledge causing unrest and frustration among the residents. Thye said even the posts of security guard, peon, gardener and cook were being denied to the affected people and offered to non-locals.

They said they had given their fertile land to Wapda for construction of the 106 MW power house but in return they were being cheated and ignored.

They said after dispossessing their landed properties, the affected people were experiencing abject poverty but the government had done nothing for their rehabilitation.

The protesters also chanted slogans against Wapda and the government on the occasion--Zahiruddin