ITANAGAR, July 25 - The hilly State of Arunachal Pradesh continues to face nature�s wrath with the second spell of monsoon bringing more woes for Itanagarians!
Couple of days after the left-out portion of culvert at Papu Nallah along NH-415 (previously NH-52A) had collapsed disrupting the direct road link between the twin capital cities of Itanagar and Naharlagun, the main road suffered yet another major damage following washing away of a portion of the highway today.
The task of PWD for providing �good roads� has apparently become quite tricky with the rain Gods continuing to play spoilsport.
The district administration had ordered to restrict traffic movement along NH-415 after its collapse at Papu Nallah on July 22, allowing just light motor vehicles to travel from Itanagar to Naharlagun one-way down the highway, and diverting all kinds of vehicles coming from Naharlagun to Itanagar via Jully road.
PWD Minister Gojen Gadi today held a meeting at his bungalow here to review the prevailing road communication scenario with the engineers. He has directed the engineers to launch a bailey bridge at Papu Nallah point tomorrow. �I have directed PWD (Highway) division to work on war footing to complete the Bailey bridge within one week,� he informed.
State Governor JP Rajkhowa, while chairing a high-level meeting to review State�s road communication at Raj Bhawan here on Thursday, had blamed the bad roads for the State�s inability to fully harness its potential and exhorted the construction agencies to build quality and durable roads.
