Locals threaten to close road
Source: The Sangai Express

Thoubal, August 18 2024: Denouncing the dilapidated condition of the Phundrei road on Khongjom, locals have threatened to close it indefinitely from August 22 .

Speaking to reporters, Phundrei Apunba Lup member Ph Nabi Khan said the road has been neglected and it lacks proper repair and maintenance.

While it is a vital road for the locals, many heavy machinery and heavy vehicles ply the road daily and this has further damaged the road, he said.

He said there are many brick kilns/farms and plywood factory in the area, and as such heavy and loaded vehicles ply the road daily.

Nabi Khan said the locals have on many occasions urged the heavy vehicles to use alternate routes for transporting loads.

The locals have talked to the factories.

While they had assured to repair the road whenever required and had informed that it will be repaired by April/May, no action has been taken up to improve the road, Nabi said.

The deteriorating condition of the road has inconvenienced the locals, mainly students and patients who need emergency medical attention, he added.

If the road is not repaired by the authorities concerned by August 21, the locals along with civil bodies and transporters will close the road from the next day (August 22) indefinitely, he said.

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