Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 3: Senior public leader, Pawan Khajuria here today led a delegation and met Radheshyam Yadav, Regional Officer, National Highway-44.
The delegation highlighted the critical infrastructure and public safety concerns.
Khajuria talked about deplorable condition of Samba-Udhampur road, which is presently under Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
He said despite repeated representations to BRO officials for urgent repairs, condition of the road remains extremely poor.
The public leader further expressed serious concern over the unsafe condition of several bridges along the route and said that although many bridges have been reconstructed but quality of work at several locations was unsatisfactory.
“With the onset of even the first rainfall, reinforcement roads were exposed and concrete slabs begin to deteriorate while large potholes developed around many bridges posing a grave risk to commuters,” he claimed demanding a separate bypass to eliminate the risk of accidents.
Khajuria highlighted that Manwal market is a major commercial hub, where thousands of people from nearby villages earn their livelihood.
He said that traffic congestion peaks during school hours particularly when children return home, increasing the risk of accidents while crossing the road.
To prevent any untoward incident, Khajuria advocated that the highway be routed through an alternative alignment.
The delegation also submitted a memorandum containing grievances and demands.
The Regional Officer assured the delegation that, upon receiving approval, a fresh survey would be conducted, keeping all safety and public convenience aspects in mind before finalizing the highway construction.
The delegation included Head Master Durga Dass, former Sarpanch Balwant Raj, former Sarpanch Babu Ram, Raj Kumar Gupta, president Traders’ Association, Manwal, former Sarpanch Karnail Singh, former BDC Majalta Deenanath, Makhan Lal Sharma, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Tara Chand, Sham Paul Sharma, Hans Raj Gupta, Madan Lal Sharma, Ashok Kumar Gupta, Davinder Kumar Sharma and Sham Lal.
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