Enraged locals block Yairipok-Keithelmanbi road
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 17 2022:
Disgruntled residents blocked the road from Yairipok Azad Golai to Keithelmanbi today in protest against prolonged failure on the part of relevant authorities to repair the particular road stretch.
Reportedly, the dilapidated condition of the road caused serious inconveniences to the citizens of Imphal East who regularly traverse through this stretch of road.
Frustrated residents of the area blocked the road from 10 am today while showing their discontent by burning tyres, bamboos etc.
According to a report received late in the evening, Th Shyamkumar, MLA Andro AC and the concerned SP arrived at the spot and made unsuccessful attempts to bring about a resolution through dialogue.
Speaking to media persons, Moirangthem Shamungou, vice-president, Top Chingtha Youth Progressive Organisation said that the road in question from Yairipok Azad Golai which passes through Top Chingtha Pukhri Achouba, Ningthounai, Yambem to Keithelmanbi comes under the jurisdiction of Thoubal and Imphal East district.
He maintained that the road had been in a deplorable condition for many years and repeated appeals to the concerned authority for repair work went unheeded.
The pathetic condition of the road has also become the cause for multiple accidents, he added.
The vice-president drew the State administration's attention to the various inconveniences faced by the residents of the area due to the poor state of the road and cautioned that more intense protests will be launched if the authorities fail to address the issue at the earliest.