GUWAHATI, July 1 � Students of Gauhati University blocked the NH 37 after Banashree Bordoloi, a Law final year student died in a road mishap this morning. Banashree was allegedly hit by a trekker around 8 am. The girl hails from Gohpur.
The Post Graduate Students� Union (PGSU) blocked the road demanding immediate action for over an hour which led to traffic congestion in the area.
Representatives of the district administration and police department rushed to the spot after which the students� body submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner demanding setting up a traffic booth in the area.
It also demanded that strict vigil should be maintained in the area to ensure that the speed limit of the vehicles plying through the road is limited to 30 kilometres per hour.
�There is already an order limiting the speed of vehicles to 30 kmph but merely on paper. Road mishaps are a regular phenomenon in front of the GU. We have been demanding measures to regulate traffic but to no avail. The unruly trekkers have further aggravated the problem,� Montu Kumar Borah, vice president, Post Graduate Students� Union said.
He also informed that the trekker drivers do not follow any rules and regulation and have even set up an unauthorised stand in the area.
�The district administration and the police too have been turning blind eye to the problem,� he alleged, adding that bus service catering to the needs of the GU students must be regularised.
�The frequency of bus services reduce after 6 pm and that is when the trekkers take advantage of the situation. Overloading and rash driving is giving the commuters a harrowing time,� Borah stated.
The PSGU also demanded that the bus fare for the students (on production of identity cards) should remain the same and the fresh hike in fares should not be made applicable for any student.
The district administration is said to have assured steps to address the grievances highlighted during the meeting.
Members of the law college also took part in the meeting.
