our correspondent
Itagar, July 9: Aruchal Pradesh PWD Minister today informed that the tiol Highway 415, portions of which was washed away at 7 km point and 19 km point at Karsingsa due to month-long incessant rainfall spping surface communication between Banderdewa and Itagar, will be through for vehicular movement within next two days. Responding to a question from Opposition Leader Tamiyo Taga during question hour in the assembly, the minister while terming it as a ‘perennial problem’ informed that the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) had consented to sanction an amount of ten crore for repair besides another 15 crore for re-carpeting of the road after a central team inspected the road recently and submitted its report. Gadi informed that he visited the site today to inspect the restoration works and went up to Banderdewa. “The road is through for light vehicle now but after putting boulders and leveling work within the next two days it will be opened for traffic,” he disclosed. “Restoration works are being taken up on top priority by deploying adequate men and machineries and the flood damage report has been submitted to the state government for approval,” he said. When Taga suggested the government to think for re-alignment of the important road considered as the lifeline for the capital dwellers, the minister pointed out that after construction of the proposed four-lane highway from Hollongi to Banderdewa, the problem would be resolved once for all. “The estimate for the four-lane highway was re-submitted to the union MoRTH after reducing the Right of Way (RoW) from 30-50 meters to 18 meters in town areas,” Gadi added.