GUWAHATI, March 23 � A large portion of the guard wall of the Bharalu river collapsed at Anil Nagar here today due to the pressure of a truck carrying construction material for a private building.
Already worried about their condition during the coming monsoons, the local people also blamed the poor quality of construction of the guard wall.
�The guard wall could not take the pressure of the loaded truck, which damaged nearly a 20-metre portion of the wall near the Anil Nagar Bylane No. 1. The road near the guard wall is not at all appropriate for big vehicles for transportation of construction material. The authorities must take action to repair the wall at the earliest,� said a resident of the area.
The Anil Nagar Rajgarh Road Unnayan Samity and the Nabin Nagar Welfare Society have also asked the authorities to construct the guard walls with proper foundation and use quality material for a stronger structure. The committees have also expressed their dissatisfaction over the quality of desiltation work going on in the Anil Nagar and Nabin Nagar areas.
