OBS calls for solution to traffic congestion
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 16 2014:
Consequent to the closure of Sanjenthong Bridge for construction of a new one, unusual traffic congestion has landed at the road from Hapta Kangjeibung to Moirangkhom with the large number of vehicles trying to cross Thumbuthong Bridge daily.
This was stated by N.Chaoba, president of Organisation for a Better (OBS) here Tuesday.
At a press meet held at the office of OBS at western palace compound, N.Chaoba appealed to the concerned government department to repair the black topping on the road and widen the stretch in consultation with local MLAs concerned for a durable solution to the traffic congestion.
He further said, local people are facing lots of inconveniences to pass through the Inter-village road from Hapta Kangjeibung to Thumbuthong due to heavy traffic as well as the numerous pot-holes on it.
Moreover, the vehicles belonging to patient parties visiting the Advanced Hospital adjacent to Hapta Kangjeibung also increase the traffic chaos, leading to frequent accidents.
.OYaima, the executive member of the organization, said that the absence of a vehicle parking area for the Advanced Hospital has caused not only traffic jam but also pollution at the area, and appealed to the hospital authority to create a parking space of its own.