Villagers decry makeshift bamboo bridge, demand concrete bridge

A Correspondent

TANGLA: The high-pitched slogans of model BTC is a distant dream when the plight of the people of Singrimari village near Bhergaon in Udalguri district of Bhergaon BTC constituency is taken into consideration. Life is a balancing act for the people of the village as the makeshift bamboo bridge over Kalanadi River is the only means of communication for the villagers travelling to neighbouring places like Tangla town.

The villagers have expressed great resentment over the affairs of the public representatives in resolving the issues plaguing the village. According to reports, the Singrimari-Tangla connecting bamboo bridge has been the only mode of communication for commuters. The villagers repeated pleas for a concrete bridge have fallen into deaf ears. They have also been compelled to construct new makeshift bamboo bridges every year with their own savings. The villagers have resented the alleged inaction of Lok Sabha MP Ramen Deka and BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary in sanctioning a concrete bridge. Secretary of Udalguri chapter of All Adivasi Students Association of Assam (AASAA), Prakash Bara has exhorted the State Government and BTC authority to consider the matter at the earliest in the greater interest of the people.

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