MANSEHRA: The traders in Oghi tehsil have urged authorities to repair the road and remove heaps of mud left behind after gas pipeline excavation, saying the action will ease traffic flow and benefit businesses.

`The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) duguproadsinthecityand its surrounding areas to lay gas transmission lines but failed to remove the excavated soil, leading to traffic blockades that are badly affecting our businesses, said vice president of the traders` body in Oghi Abdul Razzaq told reporters.

Accompanied by a group of traders, Mr Razzaq said the mounds of soil along the roads had severely disrupted vehicular and pedestrian movement.

`We repeatedly raised the issue with SNGPL officials but no action was taken,` he said.

The trader leader said the situation was particularly troubling for women and children, who struggled to navigate the obstructed roads.

TRAINED: A non-governmental organisation on Tuesday trained flour millers from across the Hazara Division to enhance production and supply of fortified wheat flour in the province.

`We have installed micro-feeders at almost all flour mills to blend premix ingredients into wheat flour free of cost, and are now training millers for better management and quality assurance,` provincial programme manager of Nutrition International Imtiaz Ali Shah told a training session at a hotel here.

Millers from Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur and Battagram participated in the event and received technical training from expert nutritionists and health professionals. Correspondent