Ukhrul town road reduced to slush and mud
Source: The Sangai Express / Addie Chiphang

Ukhrul, July 20 2010: For the people of Ukhrul , the slush and mud that pass off as the road running through the heart of the town is just another inconveniences which they have to get used to for the last many years.

Come June, July or August and one will experience the same old problem though the town happens to have the only one way traffic that pass the whole stretch at a go.

Be it a commuter or a pedestrian, one is sure to be welcomed by mud and slush from the water collected in the pot holes.

The problem is not only about shortage of fund but also about the same old story of the inability to utilize the fund earmarked to develop and repair the road in a sincere manner with quality control.

This is the road in Ukhrul town

Under the annual plan of SPA, Rs 3 crores has been awarded for development and improvement of the drainage system in the town but for reason best known to the authority concerned the sorry state of the road remains.

The story does not end here for another Rs.3 crores have been sanctioned under the Eastern circular road besides an additional amount of Rs 2.6 crores for Western circular road project.

But most of the works have been left unfinished leaving many fuming with rage.

Certainly not amused with the absurd manner in which the work has been taken up, many social organizations and students unions particularly Ukhrul Students' Union (HKL) have come out strongly against the contractor and authority concerned over the sloppy pace of the work and lack of quality maintenance, the consequences of which are being faced by the public every day.

Talking to The Sangai Express in this connection, a leader of the students' union said that through the work of the Eastern circular road and the western circular road have been executed, the manner of executing the work has left a bad taste in the mouth of the public.

The union has also questioned the PWD for the sorry condition and lack of quality control in executing the work.