Locals, orgs stage sit-in demanding good road in Wangoo
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 16 2018:
Locals of areas along the stretch from Wangoo Chuthek Leikai to Wangoo Laipham today urged the authorities concerned and Government to start renovate and reconstruct the road before December ends.
The locals along with clubs, meira paibis and Wangoo to Kakching Magic Association and Wangoo to Sugnu Auto Association staged a sit protest at Wangoo Laipham community hall today.
Urging the authorities concerned the Government to expedite the necessary process for the renovation of the road, the public including die many local leaders cautioned that they will take up stringent agitation and block the road to all for indefinite period of time from January 10, 2019 until their demands and grievances are heard.
The road deteriorated further as authorities concerned abandoned the reconstruction of the road before blacktopping, after 2015 flood hit the area, said the locals.
The road connects Sugnu and Kumbi and is also a vital road for many from districts such as Kakching, Bishnupur and Churachandpur, said the locals.
The road is filled with cracks and potholes and dust from the road have become a major health hazard for the houses near the road and commuters, they said.