SILCHAR ROADS IN SHAMBLES, COMMUTERS IN TROUBLE
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Silchar: At a time when the government is focusing on improving connectivity and planning to introduce new, innovative technologies in road projects in Assam, the condition of roads in Silchar town has been 'horrible" over the past several months, making life miserable for commuters.
Replete with deep-pits and craters, almost all the major roads in Silchar town have been in a shambles resulting in trouble for citizens. The areas where the condition of roads is the worst include Tarapur, club Road, Central Road, Nazirpatty, Janiganj, Hospital Road,Rangirkhari and Meherpur among others.
On Friday, the general secretary of Grahak Suraksha Samiti - Biplob Kumar Goswami said all themain roads in the town have been in a deplorable condition for the past many months, but the authorities have shown no urgency in repairing it. "The roads are very much prone to mishaps. Necessary measures should be taken to repair these as soon as possible," he said.
Rupam Nandi Purkayastha, adviser to the All Cachar Karimganj Students'Association (ACKHSA), said commuters have been facing untold hardships because of the pathetic condition of roads in Silchar. This also facilitates to traffic snarls, which have become a daily affair in thet own. The authorities must initiate steps to repair the roads at the earliest, he said.
Sanjeev Roy, the president of Youths Against Social Evils (YASE), said the way Parimal Suklabaidya was divested of the PWD portfolio was an indication
that either the government felt Suklabaidya was "inefficient" or else the government does not want growth and development of Barak Valley. "A sense of fury is accumulating among citizens over the abysmal condition of roads in Silchar.
This may result in a widespread agitation if connectivity in the town is not improved soon," he said. When contacted, Nihar Ranjan Paul, executive
engineer, PWD (rural roads division), Silchar told on Friday that some road repair work had been done recently in few areas from Rangirkhari to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH). "Water-logging has been a problem in different areas. However, the road has been made commutable," he said.
CC-b locks would be placed at a number of areas between the 4.4km-portion of Rangirkhari to SMCH including Birbal Bazar, near Gracewell Hospital and near Green Park, where water logging has been a major issue over the years, he said.Pinak Pani Nath, executive engineer, PWD (national highways division), Silchar, could not be reached for his reaction over the matter.
