Imphal, December 05: With their tolerance limit stretched to the limit over the shoddy road condition in front of the FCI godown at Sangaiprou, irate local people came out on the street and dug up the road on December 3, stranding a large number of goods laden trucks which had lined up to unload the goods at the godown.

Speaking to The Sangai Express the local people said that the road leading to the FCI godown has been lying neglected for the past ten years.

The people have been forced to live with the deplorable state of the road, which is other wise known as FCI road for the past decade, they claimed and added that the neglect is all that more abhorrent given the fact that it is a road not only used by the local people but also serves the interest of the State.

Despite several reminders to the Government and the authority concerned to repair the road, nothing concrete has been done so far, they said and added that this prompted them to come out and dig up the road to highlight their protest.

Until the road is repaired, no trucks will be allowed to proceed up to the godown to unload their goods, they asserted.

The 3 km road has been dug up at three points to prevent vehicles from passing through.

Other than this trees and boulders have been planted right in the middle of the road.

Following the obstruction put on the road a large number of goods laden trucks have been left high and dry unable to unload goods, including food items, at the godown.

At present about 25 goods laden trucks are stranded outside the godown.

The vehicles reportedly arrived on December 1 from Dimapur and were scheduled to unload the goods on December 2.However due to the Statewide strike called in connection with the visit of the Prime Minister the unloading schedule was postponed to December 3.Co-incidentally, December 3 turned out to be a Sunday and with the local people coming on the street on the said to dig up the road and put the obstacles, the goods laden trucks have been lying stranded near the godown since then.

Not surprisingly, the transporters and drivers are in a fix as they cannot unload the goods and utilise the vehicles for other purposes.

The transporters have appealed to the Government to work out a solution to the impasse.

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