Fund starved PWD it seems has not been able to maintain the roads passing through the state capital. All roads are filled with pot holes. Just near Usha cinema hall at Paona bazaar the potholes almost block movement of vehicles. Half of the Paona bazaar road lay occupied by vehicles from dawn to dusk. Vehicles move on the western side of the road. At the said spot the vehicles cannot freely as the depth of the potholes is near two feet. Autos with lots of passengers face trouble in crossing the portion of the road if the vehicles parked at the eastern side turn out to be longer and bigger. The pot holes in the middle of the road at Waheng Leikai, which are also as big as pond invite fatal accident. If the two wheelers do not drive wisely and cautiously at the area where such pot holes have appeared, they will face instant death. Then the entry point at Palace gate is a hell on the road. Completely damaged road, which extends nearly 50 feet in length, gives deep jerk to the users of the road. The words uttered by the commuters when they pass such portion of the road cannot be printed in the news paper. Blasphemous words are uttered against the Government. If roads are repaired and kept in tip top condition and foods are available at cheaper rate as desired by the UPA Government at the centre there is no reason as to why the masses should not feel happy of having a popular Government they also say. Then again at Wangkhei side just near the entry point of Ningthem pukhri gravels pile up, which is not levelled. Accident will occur at this area also. Two wheelers unable to climb the portion of the road which has landscape of a small hill suddenly halt in the middle of the road. During the dry season when vehicles move fast it is likely two wheelers will get sudden push from backside. An amazing phenomenon too has also been detected both repairing and reappearance of the potholes go together. Hence the call for specialisation in repairing potholes. There should be separate wing in the PWD, whose sole duty should be to survey the roads, which are prone to frequent appearance of potholes. The area at Nityaipat chuthek near the traffic island is also prone to pot holes. It was repaired a few months back. Now the area is filled with pot holes. Whom do we blame, the engineer who cannot prescribe sand, stone and asphalt combination or contractor who makes attempt to make some gain by distorting the prescribed combination. Whatever the case may be the blame is put on the Government. Pay attention on pot holes.
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