Signs of Development: Bamyan to Get Asphalted Highway by the End of 2011
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On the eve of his inauguration as the Transition President and later as the first democratically elected President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai had promised to link the norhtern provinces to the south via a complex network of roads including the Bamyan-Yakawlang Highway. However, it took nearly a decade for some of his promises to take practical shape.
The much destitute central province of Bamyan remained with out highways for centuries. The poverty stricken population kept silent and still practices the tradition of silence. Though for the western Media democracy is taking roots in Afghansitan, it will take decades before the poor, ueducated and oppressed people of Bamyan could understand the basic concept of democracy and of fighting for their rights.
The province has been alarmingly silent and peaceful since the ouster of Taliban regime in 2001. In addition, it has been the central focal point of tourists across the globe for once housing the statue of the world's tallest standing Buddhas. Panoramic scenes, serene lakes, pure air, lovely guest-loving people, and now housing Afghanistan's first National Park, Bamyan, has been the heartland of the ethnic minority Hazaras.
However, neither the destroyed Buddhas could bring forth any Messiah nor the silence and patience of the population. Out of nowhere came a project of construction of Bamyan-Yakawlang Highway which has remained the traditional route for the visitors of this province and the local population.
With an initial budget of 59 million dollars now expanded to 69 million dollars, the Highway will be built to a total length of 90 Kilometers with 41 kilometers to be asphalted till the end of this year.
The project, the biggest of its kind in the history of Bamyan, will be completed by the November of 2011.
The inaugural ceremony of asphalting the Highway brougth its chief guest, President Karzai, from Kabul with his 200 super weaponised bodyguards, who blocked all the roads leading to him. Speaking on the occassion the President remained optimistic about the future of the province but warned that the road may also bring enemies to the province.
It suprised the locals who had gathered for the ceremony to notice that their province, Bamiyan. though is so peaceful, where NATO troops and PRT Teams move around without much guarding, when Karzai arrived, over 200 Security Guards had seized all the roads and junctions, restricting movement of vehicles and commuters.
