Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 29: Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) has expressed that with the suspension of road traffic between Pathankote- Jammu National Highway, industrial activities in Jammu and Samba have been suffering badly.
An emergency meeting of the BBIA was held today under the chairmanship of its president Lalit Mahajan in the presence of Tarun Singla senior vice president, Ajay Langer vice president, Viraaj Malhotra- general secretary, Rajesh Jain- secretary and Vivek Singhal treasurer and other members of the Association in which the matter related to diversion of road traffic between Lakhanpur to Jammu via Dhar Road due to damage of bridges on the National Highway and border road was discussed in detail.
During the course of discussions, members present in the meeting raised serious concern towards the casual approach of National Highway Authority of India and District Administration of Kathua towards the restoration of road link resulting the diversion of traffic of heavy vehicles from Lakhanpur to Jammu via Dhar Road resulting delay in the receipt of raw materials and also for the dispatch of finished goods by Industrial units which also results into the increase in the road freight by the Transporters if no immediate steps on war footing basis is taken by NHAI and the Administration for the restoration of temporary alternate road link on NH.
It is pertinent to mention here that the damage to the bridge on the National Highway was done due to flood on July 19, 2023 and the traffic was diverted through Old Samba- Kathua Road but no corrective steps have been taken by the NHAI till July 27, for temporary restoration of Road link on NHIA. The position is more serious that the route of Old Samba Kathua Road is also closed for heavy traffic due to damage to Chakra bridge resulting movement of all the heavy vehicles diverted through Dhar Road from Lakhanpur.
The Project Director NHAI said that it will take 3 to 4 months to restore the 60 mtrs portion of damaged bridge on National Highway near Dyalachak and it is the need of the hour to create temporary toad link near to the damaged site on war footing basis with the help of Army/ GREF if required.
The BBIA requested the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari and Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha for their kind intervention into the matter for the restoration of early road link on Pathankot-Jammu National Highway.
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