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| Slip-shod work between Udh-Chenani stretch of NHW: Harsh Dev | | 'Book contractors, officers for murder of Mohd Rouf' | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 6: Peeved over the slip shod and extremely poor quality of construction work between Udhampur-Chenani stretch of National Highway resulting in frequent accidents and the death of a young man named Mohd Rouf of Chenani constituency due to landslide on the said road yesterday, a huge contingent of youth led by former minister Harsh Dev Singh held a massive protest demonstration outside the office of Regional Director NHAI at Jammu today. The protestors raised slogans against NHAI, Gammon India construction co. and other agencies responsible for poor quality works. The protestors demanded booking of the concerned officers and contractors on murder charges for the death of Mohd Rouf who collapsed on the highway at Samroli due to a huge boulder falling on him while he was commuting on motor bike from Chenani to Udhampur.
Speaking to media persons, Harsh Dev lamented that the Udhampur-Chenani stretch of the road was in complete disarray resulting in huge inconvenience to the commuters travelling between Jammu and Srinagar. The NHAI and executing agency have failed to give any convincing logic for the inordinate and inexplicable delay of around 8 years in construction or completion of the 25 km stretch between Udhampur and Chenani.
Harsh Dev Singh said that there are frequent landslides with shooting stones hitting the vehicles plying on the road and creating huge risks for the commuters. There are huge traffic jams with vehicles remaining stranded for several hours each day on the same stretch due to dilapidated condition of the road whose plight has worsened due to highly negligent and lackadaisical rather criminal approach of the construction company in executing the said work.
"There are frequent accidents on the road due to its shabby condition. Moreover the resentment among the locals of the area is brewing with each passing day against the executing agencies", divulged Singh.
Singh called for immediate remedial action to stem the rot failing which the people would be forced to gherao the concerned authorities besides approaching the Central Vigilance Organizations.
Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Rajesh Padgotra, Gagan Pratap Singh, Parshotam Parihar, Khajoor Singh, Shankaar Singh Sanju, Rashpaul Singh, Nand Lal, Lehar Singh, Sunil Singh, Ajay Singh, Sunil Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Jagdev Singh, Satpaul Singh, Ajay besides others. |
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