Welcome ....Listen to what the people say !!
No Train arrives at this wonderful Train Station!!!
The Biggest Lomotive Factory and No Train Service !!!
There is no doubt that Locomotives are represented
as the cleaner alternative to trucks, Buses, coaches and play a vital role in movement system from cargo to local and cross-country
destinations.
Whenever I travel from Mardan to Peshawar or in opposite direction towards Swat, in private or public
transport, the Rail track of Mardan always attracts my attention. I cannot stop myself to discuss the importance of this track
with the person beside me. The Track is so naturally built along the roadside and is already connected to Peshawar, Nowshera
and Dargai-Malakand. There is a good possibility to be connected to Swabi and swat.
The Rail track is of great importance to Mardan in many regards. The benefits
are:
1. Decrease heavy
road traffic and congestion towards Peshawar and Swat 2. Avoid the heavy loss of human
lives due to road traffic accidents. These individuals are perfectly healthy. 3.
Will play a vital role in transportation of local Goods and products towards the mainstream. Hence a better Market for Mardan.
4. The rail system allows more room and comfort.
The Passengers can read or write, especially for elderly and female passengers.
5. Average speed can be doubled in comparison to the bus, thus offering
attractive journey times, less labour cost for the passenger mile, and better usage of equipment.
6. Last but not the least that Rail is Environment friendly and
is a better solution to reduce the pollution.
The
biggest locomotive factory is situated only 5 km outside Mardan but surprisingly there is no train service to Mardan. Unfortunately
during the last 60 years the train service has been destroyed. Who is responsible for this? It’s the time for the common masses to come
forward and form a group to put pressure on the local government as well as provincial government. The people of
Mardan definitely need a good train service and they deserve to live like the people of the modern world.
email:support@mardan.com
Reconstruction of the destryed Bridges...
The severe flood in August 2006 swept away
the bridges. It was a very genuine demand of the people to reconstruct these briges.Although it took more than two years
for the officials to listen to the people but now full credit to the ANP government.The reconstruction work on one of these
bridges in Bibi Abai has started.....Read More
27 May 2009......
Electricity
is a major problem in Mardan now-a-days. I know it is a problem for the whole country but Mardan is facing a lot of power
shut down. For example, in Mardan (PF 23, Chief Minister’s constituency) the load shedding is for 5-6 hour while in
Rawalpindi
just about 2 hours per day. I personally made a complaint to AC Mardan twice but no response.
Our CM has installed a
huge generator. I my self have resources to install UPS but I feel for the poor people. Those who can not solve the problems
shall quit the posts and appoint someone who can do the job.
Best Regards
Irfan Khan
Mardan,Pukhtunkhwa
Is Peoples Party ignoring its supporters?........
Peoples Party is a major party of Pakistan which is ruling the country
now.Many poor and sincere people worked for the success of the party,particularly at the time of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.One would
expect from the party to acknowledge the sacrifices of these workers who gave their lives for the party.But is it doing it?
One such example is the sacrifice of Mir Ghazan Babab of Saro...Read More
Frontier or Pukhtunkhwa House...
The Chief Minisister of NWFP has announced the estabilshment of Frontier House in Mardan.The Circuit House
will now be called Frontier House and will be the main centre of dealing with issues of Mardan District.Some locals have suggested
the name of "Pukhtunkhwa House" instead of Frontier House.( Response...CM has probably listened
to the people and it is now officially called Pukhtunkhwa House)
Guides Memorial Will Disappear......
M.Usman
Mardanvi, S A Ali, Mardan Foundation
Cultural heritage and
buildings have its historical significance. It
represents the taste and
theme of the time. The Guides Memorial
Mardan also has a very
relevant historical importance. It was built by the British in
1892 in memory of their soldiers who sacrificed their
lives in defence of Queen’s
Residency in Kabul in September 23rd 1879.
This historical
memorial was built in ........Read More
Shopping Plaza
The district government has decided to build shopping plazas on the
uncovered areas of the hospitals including the DHQ Hospital on Shamsi Road. In an official meeting it was decided that a two
storey shopping plaza will be built on two sites, one on the female side and one on the male side of the hospital.The idea
behind such proposals is that the income generated will be spent to improve facilities for the patients. The main disadvantage
of this decision will be the increase rate of infection in the hospitals. The open and green area will be destroyed.Moreover
there will be health and safety issues because of the increase in the number of people and traffic around the hospital areas.
Modern
Antique Mafia
Kashmir Smast is one of
the most important and scenic archaeological sites of Mardan dating back to 2nd century AD to 5th century AD. The site is
comprised of many ruins of monastery, temples, and living rooms both inside and outside a great cave. The site was explored
by a British, G Garrek, in 1881 and then excavated by Nishi Kawa, a Japanese archaeologist in 1960s.
The great cave and the
near by mountains have a good number of ancient buildings and inscriptions.
For a long time the smugglers
have conducted illegal excavations and destroyed the valuables .There is now a new group of Antique Mafia who brings power
generators and other metal detectors to find treasures. They work throughout the night and the day time as well.
Unfortunately there is
no one to stop them and the sites are running down day by day. It is the need of the time that the concerned departments
and the provincial government take firm steps to protect history from the illegal hands. It must be protected for future generations.
(Muhammad Usman
Mardanvi an expert on Gandhara civilization)
Power supply ....
Loadshedding is on the rise for the
past few months throughout the country. It is a result of the negative policies of the past government and the current government
is unable to do much about the problem.
I live in Rustam, which is a
big town of the Mardan district.It is badly hit by power shortage and loadshedding is observed here for almost 13 hours
daily. It has made people’s lives miserable and has affected all kinds businesses. Students are its main victims
because it’s end of their educational year and their exams are round the corner. They cannot prepare for the exams due
to frequent power failures. I request the prime minister, the federal minister for water and power and the NWFP chief minister
Amir Haider Khan Hoti (who belongs to the Mardan district) to direct WAPDA for the uninterrupted power provision to the Mardan
district.
(Manzoor Ali,Rustam Mardan)
